Belazaima do Chão explained

Type:parish
Belazaima do Chão
Coordinates:40.5328°N -8.3647°W
Region:Centro
Cim:Região de Aveiro
District:Aveiro
Municipality:Águeda
Area Total Km2:19.8
Population Total:599
Population As Of:2011

Belazaima do Chão was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 19.8 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 599.[1]

History

In 2013 it was merged with Castanheira do Vouga and with Agadão to form the new freguesia of Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão.[2]

Places

Politics

Elections

In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 579 registered voters, with 454 (78.41%) voting and 125 (21.59%) abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 365 votes (80.40%), electing six members of the Assembly and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party got 70 votes (15.42%), electing one member of the Assembly.[3] As of 31 December 2011, the freguesia had 572 registered voters.[1]

Religion

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Belazaima do Chão[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5] The Igreja Matriz de Belazaima do Chão was finished in 1748 and is classified as a Monument of Public Interest.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Freguesia de Belazaima do Chão . 9 February 2014 . cm-agueda.pt . Câmara Municipal de Águeda . Portuguese . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131120070525/http://www.cm-agueda.pt/PageGen.aspx?WMCM_PaginaId=27817 . 20 November 2013 .
  2. Web site: Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro. Assembly of the Republic. 28 January 2013. 9 February 2014. Diário da República. Portuguese.
  3. Web site: Autarquicas - 11/10/2009 Informação Detalhada - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA e - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA / Freg: Belazaima do Chao. 9 February 2014. eleicoes.cne.pt. Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Portuguese.
  4. Web site: Paróquia de Belazaima do Chão. 9 February 2014. diocese-aveiro.pt. Diocese of Aveiro. Portuguese.
  5. Web site: Arciprestado de Águeda. 9 February 2014. diocese-aveiro.pt. Diocese of Aveiro. Portuguese.
  6. Web site: Igreja de São Pedro, matriz de Belazaima do Chão. 9 February 2014. igespar.pt. Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Portuguese.