Vale de Madeiros | |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Coordinates: | 40.4875°N -7.8847°W |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | Portugal |
Subdivision Type1: | Region |
Subdivision Name1: | Centro |
Subdivision Type2: | Sub-region |
Subdivision Name2: | Dão-Lafões |
Subdivision Type3: | District |
Subdivision Name3: | Viseu |
Subdivision Type4: | Municipality |
Subdivision Name4: | Nelas |
Subdivision Type5: | Parish |
Subdivision Name5: | Canas de Senhorim |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Vale de Madeiros is a village located in the parish of Canas de Senhorim, municipality of Nelas, district of Viseu, sub-region of Dão-Lafões, region Centro, in Portugal.
In the Kingdom's Population Registry (Cadastro da População do Reino, in Portuguese) from 1527, ordered by the King John III of Portugal, 171 houses (fogos, in 16th century Portuguese) were registered, 18 of those in the village (lugar, in 16th century Portuguese) of Vall de Madeyrus (Vale de Madeiros, in 16th century Portuguese).
Against the will of local population and local authorities, the central government ordered its closure in the school year of 2014/2015 and thereafter.