Arrabal (Leiria)

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Arrabal
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Arrabal (Portugal)
Arrabal
Basic data
Region : Centro
Sub-region : Region of Leiria
District : Leiria
Concelho : Leiria
Coordinates : 39 ° 42 ′  N , 8 ° 44 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 42 ′  N , 8 ° 44 ′  W
Residents: 2684 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 20.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 134 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 2420-009
politics
Mayor : Arlindo Brites Pereira
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Arrabal
Rua José Bernardino Crespo, n.º 23
2420-009 Arrabal
Website: arrabal.pt

Arrabal is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district of Leiria . It has 2684 inhabitants (as of June 30, 2011).

Location of the municipality in the Leiria district

history

The parish was created in 1592. During the Napoleonic invasions in 1810, Arrabal suffered significant destruction and 317 deaths.

Population development

Population development in the municipality of Arrabal (1732–2011)
1732 1811 1890 1960 1981 1991 2001 2011
1.006 537 1,526 2.224 2,471 2,425 2,719 2,684

Culture and sights

The chapel of Ermida de São João Baptista and the u. a. The parish church Igreja Paroquial de Arrabal (also Igreja de Santa Margarida ) showing azulejos from the 17th century is a listed building.

Sons and daughters

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b 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.arrabal.pt , accessed December 26, 2012
  4. ↑ Community website , accessed December 26, 2012