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São Pedro da Cadeira

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Parish of the municipality of Torres Vedras (Torres Vedras), district of Lisboa.

São Pedro da Cadeira had 5.217 residents in the 2021 Census, 20,0% of whom were aged 65 or over, and 11,1% of the population aged 15 or over had completed higher education. It borders 3 parishes and its centroid is 11,2 km in a straight line from the centroid of the municipality of Torres Vedras.

Population (inh.)
  • 903 – 1.949
  • 2.200 – 2.547
  • 3.222 – 3.631
  • 3.795 – 5.217
  • 9.332 – 27.780
Density (inh./km²)
  • 51,5 – 98,6
  • 104,9 – 135,8
  • 145,4 – 191,2
  • 217,0 – 232,3
  • 263,4 – 444,9
Area (km²)
  • 6,7 – 9,7
  • 13,4 – 23,9
  • 24,7 – 26,0
  • 30,0 – 36,8
  • 38,4 – 62,4
Quantile classes · current parish
Parish highlighted. Click a neighbouring parish to open its page. Geometry: CAOP2025, Direção-Geral do Território (simplified).

The 15 parishes of Torres Vedras

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#ParishPopulationArea (km²)Inhab./km²
1A dos Cunhados9.61944,33217,0
2Dois Portos1.88436,5851,5
3Freiria2.43613,43181,4
4Maceira1.9498,39232,3
5Ponte do Rol2.5479,67263,4
6Ramalhal3.63136,8498,6
7Runa9036,65135,8
8Santa Maria, São Pedro e Matacães27.78062,44444,9
9Silveira9.33224,97373,7
10São Pedro da Cadeira5.21723,85218,7
11Turcifal3.59124,70145,4
12União das freguesias de Campelos e Outeiro da Cabeça3.79529,96126,7
13União das freguesias de Carvoeira e Carmões2.20020,97104,9
14União das freguesias de Maxial e Monte Redondo3.22238,3983,9
15Ventosa4.96625,98191,2
Code (DTMNFR)
111314
Resident population (2021)
5.217
Area
23,85 km²
Density
218,7 inh./km²
Share of the municipality (population)
6,3%
Rank in the municipality (population)
4th of 15

INE, Censos 2021 (população residente por freguesia, geografia 2025, ind. 0014584); DGT, CAOP2025 (área). Population refers to the 2021 census moment, compiled by INE for the parish boundaries in force in 2025.

2021 Census in detail

Men
2.595 (49,7%)
Women
2.622 (50,3%)
Portuguese nationality
5.061 (97,0%)
Foreign nationality
156 (3,0%)
Ageing index
144,9 elderly per 100 young people
Private households
1.914
Average household size *
2,71 people
Dwellings
2.663
Classic family dwellings
2.657
Buildings
2.366
Buildings with 7 or more floors
0
With higher education (15+)
11,1% (501)
Unemployment rate *
4,87% (H 4,00% · M 5,88%)
Active / employed population
2.609 / 2.482

Population by age group

Population by age group0-14 years: 722 (13,8%); 15-24 years: 600 (11,5%); 25-64 years: 2.849 (54,6%); 65+ years: 1.046 (20,0%)0-14722 · 13,8%15-24600 · 11,5%25-642.849 · 54,6%65+1.046 · 20,0%
Residents by age group and share of the total (5.217).
Age groupTotalMenWomen
0-14 years722355367
15-24 years600316284
25-64 years2.8491.4201.429
65+ years1.046504542

Source: INE, Censos 2021 — indicators 0014630, 0014631, 0014627, 0014623, 0014621, 0014635, 0014636, 0012481, 0012328, 0014632, obtained from the INE indicators API on 24/09/2026 (licence CC BY 4.0). Parish geography of 2025 (CAOP2025). Nationality (Portuguese, foreign, stateless) is INE indicator 0014632. * Indicator published by INE only for 2013 parish geography (NUTS 2024); used because the parish has the same territory in both geographies (identical population by sex and age group). Ageing index = population aged 65+ ÷ population aged 0–14 × 100; share with higher education = residents with completed higher education ÷ residents aged 15 or over (our calculations from INE figures).

Neighbouring parishes

Encarnação (Mafra) · Silveira · Ventosa

Straight-line distance to the centroid of the municipality of Torres Vedras
11,2 km

Neighbourhood calculated from official boundaries: DGT, Carta Administrativa Oficial de Portugal (CAOP) 2025 (licence CC BY 4.0); two parishes are neighbours when they share a boundary segment. The distance is the straight-line (great-circle) distance between the geometric centroid of the parish and that of the municipality (in territories with islets, of the main part), not a road distance.

2025 local elections — Parish assembly

Registered voters
4.565
Voters
2.991
Turnout
65,52% (2021: 56,28%)
Seats
9
ListVotes%Seats
PS
Partido Socialista		1.53851,42%5
PPD/PSD.CDS-PP.VP
Unidos por Torres Vedras		1.04034,77%3
CH
CHEGA		2789,29%1
PCP-PEV
CDU - Coligação Democrática Unitária		602,01%0
Blank votes431,44%
Null votes321,07%

Most-voted list, which elects the parish-council president: PS.

Source: SGMAI — official results of the local elections of 12 October 2025 (Secretary-General of the Ministry of Internal Administration), consulted on 25/09/2026. Percentages calculated by SGMAI over total voters.

Parish-council contacts

Address
Avenida Alvaro Vaz do Urmeiro, N.º 104 - 1º Andar
S. Pedro da Cadeira (TORRES VEDRAS)
2560-200 SÃO PEDRO DA CADEIRA
Telephone
261857109
Fax
261858748
Email
freguesia@saopedrodacadeira.pt
Website
www.saopedrodacadeira.pt

Source: DGAL - Portal Autárquico (Direção-Geral das Autarquias Locais), consulted on 25/09/2026.

More information

Coordinates
39,06944, -9,37222
Wikipedia
São Pedro da Cadeira
Wikidata
Q1710091

Source: Wikidata (data under CC0 1.0), consulted on 24/09/2026. The patron saint and coordinates are those recorded on Wikidata.

Sources: INE, 2021 Census (resident population) · DGT, CAOP2025 (area and parishes) · more details · Data updated on 24/09/2026