Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande |
Region: | Norte |
Metro: | Porto |
District: | Aveiro |
Municipality: | Santa Maria da Feira |
Area Total: | 23.58 |
Population Total: | 9860 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Coordinates: | 40.987°N -8.484°W |
Lobão, Gião, Louredo e Guisande is a civil parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Lobão, Gião, Louredo and Guisande.[1] The population in 2011 was 9,860,[2] in an area of 23.58 km2.[3]
The toponym of the name is a personal name, it was named in 906 with Lupon and in 967 as Lubon. It is derived from Lupu and with a suffix -one It exists on a document in the year 1055 which mentioned a settlement as Lopone.