Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Grijó |
Image Location: | LocalFregVNGaia-Grijo.svg |
Region: | Norte |
Metro: | Porto |
District: | Porto |
Coordinates: | 41.0333°N -43°W |
Area Total: | 11.33 |
Population Total: | 10578 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Dissolved: | 2013 |
Grijó (pronounced as /pt/) is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Grijó e Sermonde.[1] The population in 2011 was 10,578,[2] in an area of 11.33 km².[3] It is the birthplace of André Gomes who plays for Everton FC.
Grijó was the seat of a municipality until the beginning of the 19th century. The municipality was composed of a single parish and, in 1801, had 1,523 inhabitants.
On 10–11 May 1809, in the context of the Peninsular war, the Battle of Grijó took place near the town of Grijó.