Alvarenga (Lousada)

Alvarenga
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Tâmega e Sousa
District :	postage
Concelho :	Lousada
Coordinates :	41 ° 18 ′  N , 8 ° 17 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 18 ′  N , 8 ° 17 ′  W
Residents:	487 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	2.03 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	240 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4620-010
politics
Mayor :	José Moreira Morais ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Alvarenga Rua de S. Lourenço, n.º 388 4620-010 Alvarenga
Website:	www.alvareng.webnode.com

Alvarenga is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Lousada . It has 1286 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

history

The place was first mentioned in the royal surveys of 1258 .

Culture and sights

The single-nave baroque parish church Igreja Matriz de Alvarenga ( also Igreja de Santa Maria after its patron saint ) dates from the 17th century.

An arts and crafts traditional braided be in basketry made.

Web links

• Official website

Individual evidence

1. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. ↑ Overview of code assignments from Freguesias on epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu
3. ↑ www.ine.pt - indicator resident population by place of residence and sex; Decennial in the database of the Instituto Nacional de Estatística
4. ^ Local history on the community website , accessed on August 22, 2013
5. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on August 22, 2013
6. ^ Arts and crafts page on the community website , accessed on August 22, 2013