São Francisco Xavier, Lisbon

São Francisco Xavier, Lisbon
Coat of arms
Coordinates: 38°42′26″N 9°13′2″W
Country	Portugal
District	Lisbon
Municipality	Lisbon
Area
• Total	2.1 km^2 (0.8 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	8,020
• Density	3,800/km^2 (9,900/sq mi)
Website	http://www.jf-sfxavier.pt/

São Francisco Xavier (English: Saint Francis Xavier) is a former civil parish (freguesia) in the city and municipality of Lisbon, Portugal. It was created on February 7, 1959. At the administrative reorganization of Lisbon on 8 December 2012 it merged with the former parish of Santa Maria de Belém, thus creating the new Belém parish.[1]

Main sites

• Santana Windmills
• São Jerónimo Chapel

References

1. Lei n.º 56/2012 (Reorganização administrativa de Lisboa). Diário da República, 1.ª Série, n.º 216. Accessed 25/11/2012.