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coat of arms map
Coat of arms of Perre
Perre (Portugal)
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Basic data
Region : Norte
Sub-region : Alto Minho
District : Viana do Castelo
Concelho : Viana do Castelo
Coordinates : 41 ° 43 ′  N , 8 ° 47 ′  W Coordinates: 41 ° 43 ′  N , 8 ° 47 ′  W
Residents: 2956 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface: 13.09 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density : 226 inhabitants per km²
Postal code : 4900-247
politics
Mayor : Vasco Augusto de Lima Morais Cerdeira
Address of the municipal administration: Junta de Freguesia de Perre
Rua da Junta
4900-247 Perre
Website: www.jf-perre.com
Facade of the Church of Perre

Perre is a municipality in northern Portugal .

history

A fortified settlement of the Castro culture existed here , which was probably built by the arriving Romans in the 1st century BC. Was romanized. Significant amphora finds have been made at the excavation site in Vieito. The place was probably repopulated during the Reconquista . In the royal surveys of 1258 Perre is already listed as an independent municipality.

administration

Perre is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the district ( concelho ) of Viana do Castelo , in the district of Viana do Castelo . It belongs to the Minho-Lima sub-region . The community has 2956 residents (as of June 30, 2011).

The following localities are in the municipality of Perre:

  • Costa
  • Felgueira
  • Freixo
  • Madorra
  • Monção
  • Nina
  • Pene
  • Lock
  • Pisco
  • Portela
  • Portelas
  • Rocha
  • Sao Gil
  • Vieito
  • Vila-Meã

Sons and daughters of the church

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. ↑ Scientific dossier on the amphorae finds , accessed on April 21, 2014
  4. ↑ History page of the community website , accessed on April 21, 2014