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Barrô (Águeda)

Barrô was a freguesia ("civil parish") in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 7 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 1836.

History

In 2013 it was merged with Aguada de Baixo to form the new freguesia of Barrô e Aguada de Baixo.

Places

  • Barrô
  • Carqueijo

Demography

Politics

Elections

As of 31 December 2011, it had 1722 registered voters. In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 1711 registered voters, with 1013 (59.21%) voting and 698 (40.79%) abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 527 (57,28%) of the votes, electing six members of the Assembly and the Socialist Party got 368 votes (36.33%), electing three members of the Assembly.

Religion

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Barrô as part of the archpriestship of Águeda. There is a church and a chapel in this former freguesia, both from the 17th century.

References

  1. ^ "Freguesia de Barrô". cm-agueda.pt (in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Águeda. Archived from the original on 6 November 2013. 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: Barro". eleicoes.cne.pt (in Portuguese). Comissão Nacional de Eleições. Archived from the original on 23 February 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  4. ^ "Paróquia de Barrô". 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.