Constância

Constância
Constância
Municipality
	Notable Town of Constância
	View of Constância
	Flag Coat of arms
	Interactive map of Constância
	Constância Location in Portugal
	Coordinates: 39°21′N 8°29′W / 39.350°N 8.483°W
Country	Portugal
Region	Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.	Médio Tejo
District	Santarém
Parishes	3
Government
• President	António Mendes (CDU)
Area
• Total	80.37 km2 (31.03 sq mi)
Population (2011)
• Total	4,056
• Density	50.47/km2 (130.7/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Easter Monday (date varies)
Website	http://www.cm-constancia.pt

Constância,^[a] officially the Notable Town of Constância, is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,056,^[1] in an area of 80.37 km².^[2]

Conquered from the Moors in 1150, it was given the status of 'town' in 1571 through a charter from King Sebastian. Portuguese national poet Luís de Camões lived in exile there between 1548 and 1550. In 1809, the English army met in Constância before marching on Spain, on their way to the Battle of Talavera, where Wellington defeated the French.^{[citation needed]}

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

Notable people

Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900 in Constância – 1960 in Lisbon) a poet, musician and journalist.

Notes

↑ Portuguese pronunciation: [kõʃˈtɐ̃siɐ]

References

↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
↑ "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 42" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2014.

External links

Town Hall official website Archived 2015-11-25 at the Wayback Machine
Photos from Constância

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[1] Portuguese pronunciation: [kõʃˈtɐ̃siɐ] ^ⓘ

[ine-2] Instituto Nacional de Estatística

[dgt-3] "Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.

[4] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 42" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 21 July 2014.

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