Paços de Brandão explained

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.

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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. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/portal/page/portal/nuts_nomenclature/documents/PT-LAU.xls Eurostat