Águeda (freguesia)

Águeda
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Águeda Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°34′00″N 8°27′00″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Aveiro
District	Aveiro
Municipality	Águeda
Area
• Total	41.6 km^2 (16.1 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	11,346
• Density	270/km^2 (710/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Águeda was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 41.6 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 11,346.[1]

History

In 2013 it was merged with Borralha to form the new freguesia of Águeda e Borralha.[2]

Places

• Alagoa
• Alhandra
• Ameal
• Assequins
• Bolfiar
• Catraia de Assequins
• Cavadas
• Giesteira
• Gravanço
• Lapas de S. Pedro
• Maçoida
• Ninho de Águia
• Paredes
• Raivo
• Regote
• Rio Covo
• Sardão
• S. Pedro
• Vale de Erva
• Vale Domingos
• Vale Durão
• Vale Durão
• Vale do Sobreirinho
• Vale Verde

Demography

• 
  Population from 1864 to 2011
• 
  Variation of population from 1864 to 2011

Politics

Elections

In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 10,328 registered voters, with 5,698 (55.17%) voting and 4,630 (44.83%) abstaining. The Socialist Party got 3,039 votes (53.33%), electing eight members of the Assembly, the Social Democratic Party got 1,495 votes (26.24%), electing four members of the Assembly and the Democratic and Social Centre – People's Party got 482 votes (8.46%), electing one member of the Assembly. The three remaining lists did not elect any member of the Assembly.[3] As of 31 December 2011, the freguesia had 10,396 registered voters.[1]

Religion

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Águeda[4] as part of the archpriestship of Águeda.[5]

Built Heritage

The Pillory of Assequins, now fragmented, is located in this former freguesia and is classified as an Imóvel de Interesse Público.[6]

References

1. "Freguesia de Barrô". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
2. Assembly of the Republic (28 January 2013). "Lei n.º 11-A/2013 de 28 de janeiro" (PDF). Diário da República (in Portuguese). Retrieved 9 February 2014.
3. "Autarquicas - 11/10/2009 Informação Detalhada - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA e - Distrito: AVEIRO / Conc: AGUEDA / Freg: Agueda". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
4. "Paróquia de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
5. "Arciprestado de Águeda". diocese-aveiro.pt (in Portuguese). Diocese of Aveiro. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
6. "Pelourinho de Assequins". igespar.pt (in Portuguese). Instituto de Gestão do Património Arquitectónico e Arqueológico. Retrieved 9 February 2014.