Porches

Porches
coat of arms map
Basic data
Region :	Algarve
Sub-region :	Algarve
District :	Faro
Concelho :	Lagoa
Coordinates :	37 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 24 ′  W Coordinates: 37 ° 8 ′  N , 8 ° 24 ′  W
Residents:	2011 (as of June 30, 2011)
Surface:	15.64 km² (as of January 1, 2010)
Population density :	129 inhabitants per km²
Postal code :	8400-481
politics
Mayor :	Luís José Soares Bentes ( PS )
Address of the municipal administration:	Junta de Freguesia de Porches Rua da Praça 8400-481 Porches

Porches is a small town and a municipality in the Algarve in southern Portugal . It is particularly known for its beaches and clay products.

history

Well-known photo motif: striking rock formation on the coast in the municipality of Porches

The traces of human settlement go back to the Neolithic here . Later Romans lived here.

In 1253 Porches was already run as a small town and seat of its own administrative district and owned a fortress.

Later the residents moved further away from the coast. The original settlement remained as Porches Velho , while the growing new settlement took on the name Porches and became an independent municipality in the 16th century, which also included the old settlement.

Since the 1960s and 1970s, mass tourism moved into the Algarve, which also allowed the municipality of Porches to grow. On April 19, 2001 Porches was elevated to a small town ( Vila ).

administration

Population development in the municipality of Porches (1864–2011)

Porches is the seat of a municipality of the same name ( Freguesia ) in the Lagoa district in the Faro district . In 2011, residents live here on an area of ​​16 km² (as of June 30, 2011).

The following localities are in the municipality:

Aldeamento Porches Alporcinhos Alqueives Areias de Porches Cabeços Crastos Monte Alto Nossa Senhora da Rocha Porches

Porches Velho Quinta dos Mochos Sobral Urbanização Aldeia do Moínho Urbanização Ramalheiro Vale das Fontes Vale das Lousas Vale de Olival

Web links

Commons : Porches (Lagoa)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Page to Porches at the Lagoa district administration
• Profile Porches' in the Mapas de Portugal

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. ↑ Website about Porches ( Memento of the original from December 31, 2016 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. at the Lagoa district administration, accessed on December 31, 2016