Ourém, formerly known as Vila Nova de Ourém, is a municipality in the district of Santarém in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 45,932, in an area of 416.68 km2. The municipality of Ourém contains two cities: Ourém and Fátima. The municipality is bordered by the municipalities of Pombal, Alvaiázere, Ferreira do Zêzere and Tomar, Torres Novas, Alcanena, and Batalha and Leiria. The main historical attraction of the municipality is the mighty Castle of Ourém.