Arronches Explained

Type:	municipality
Official Name:	Arronches
Flag Border:	no
Coordinates:	39.1167°N -24°W
Region:	Alentejo
Cim:	Alto Alentejo
District:	Portalegre
Parishes:	3
Leader Party:	PSD
Leader Name:	Fermelinda Carvalho
Area Total Km2:	314.65
Population Total:	3,165
Population As Of:	2011
Holiday:	John the Baptist June 24

Arronches (pronounced as /pt/) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,165,^[1] in an area of 314.65 km².^[2]

The municipality is located by the Serra de São Mamede in Portalegre District.

The present Mayor is Fermelinda Carvalho (PSD) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Abílio Panasco (PSD). The municipal holiday is June 24, after Saint John the Baptist.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Assunção
• Esperança
• Mosteiros

Notable people

• Isabel Abreu (born 1978) a Portuguese actress.^[4]

Notes and References

1. http://www.ine.pt/xportal/xmain?xlang=en&xpid=INE&xpgid=ine_indicadores&indOcorrCod=0005889&contexto=pi&selTab=tab0 Instituto Nacional de Estatística
2. Web site: Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país . 2018-11-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105172426/http://www.dgterritorio.pt/cartografia_e_geodesia/cartografia/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal_caop_/caop__download_/carta_administrativa_oficial_de_portugal___versao_2017__em_vigor_/ . 2018-11-05 . dead .
3. Web site: Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 19. 16 July 2014. Diário da República. Diário da República. Portuguese. pdf.
4. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1067411/ Isabel Abreu, IMDb Database