Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Algés |
Region: | Lisbon |
Metro: | Lisbon |
District: | Lisbon |
Municipality: | Oeiras |
Area Total: | 1.98 |
Population Total: | 22273 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Dissolved: | 2013 |
Postal Code: | 8A Rua Parque dos Anjos (8A) P-1495-100 Algés |
Algés (pronounced as /pt/) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, in Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo.[1] The population in 2011 was 22,273,[2] in an area of 1.98 km2.[3] The parish is located near the Tagus river, between the town of Oeiras and the capital city of Lisbon. It is also a part of the Greater Lisbon Area. It is mostly a residential suburb.
Algés was elevated to a town on August 16, 1991, and the parish was officially created on June 11, 1993, after separating from the parish of Carnaxide.