Figueiras

Figueiras
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Norte
Sub-region :	Tâmega e Sousa
District :	postage
Concelho :	Lousada
Coordinates :	41 ° 17 ′  N , 8 ° 19 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 17 ′  N , 8 ° 19 ′  W
Residents:	1382 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	2.85 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	485 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	4620-294
politics
Mayor :	José Manuel Sampaio Nogueira ( PSD )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Figueiras Av. Padre Francisco Barbosa de Queirós, n.º 254 4620-294 Figueiras
Website:	www.figueiras.pt

Figueiras is a municipality ( freguesia ) in the Portuguese district ( concelho ) of Lousada . 1382 inhabitants live in it (as of June 30, 2011).

history

Figueiras was first mentioned in writing in 968 . In the royal surveys of 1258 , the place is noted as an independent municipality.

Culture and sights

In addition to the chapel Capela de Nossa Senhora da Misericórdia , the late baroque parish church Igreja Paroquial de Figueiras (after its patron saint also Igreja do Divino Salvador , dt .: Church of the Redeemer) from the 18th century is a listed building.

Web links

• Official website

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. ↑ History page on the community website ( Memento of the original from November 6, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed August 22, 2013  
4. ↑ www.monumentos.pt , accessed on August 22, 2013