Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Paços de Brandão |
Region: | Norte |
Metro: | Porto |
District: | Aveiro |
Municipality: | Santa Maria da Feira |
Area Total: | 3.56 |
Population Total: | 4867 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Coordinates: | 40.974°N -8.59°W |
Website: | http://www.jf-pacosdebrandao.pt/ |
Paços de Brandão (pronounced as /pt/) is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, and Aveiro District. The population in 2011 was 4,867,[1] in an area of 3.56 km2.[2] It is 22 km from Porto, and is part of the Porto Metropolitan Area.
Its foundation dates back to more than 900 years ago, associated with the Norman Fernand Blandon. It became a town in 1985.
Among its highlights is the Festa dos Arcos, which occurs every August in the center of the town, and Inês Lopo, a notable nuclear medicine resident and marathon runner.