Vila Franca de Xira

Vila Franca de Xira is a municipality (in Portuguese: concelho or município ) of the Portugal, located in the District of Lisbon and the Area of Lisbon.

Geography

Vila Franca de Xira is bordering:

in north: Alenquer and Azambuja
in the east: Benavente
in the south: Loures
in the west: Loures

Parishes

Vila Franca de Xira contains 10 parishes:

Alhandra
Alverca C Ribatejo
Cachoeiras
Calhandriz
Castanheira C Ribatejo
Strong da Casa
Póvoa de Santa Iria
São João back Montes
Sobralinho
Vialonga
Vila Franca de Xira

Economy

The municipal economy is based in thepastoral one, food industry, the detailing trade, the restoration, transport, industry cement factory, chemistry, metal-worker-mecânica and civil construction, being still detached the role from the local government.

Inheritance

The inheritance builds most important includes the pilori, the convent of António Saint, the palates of Melos and Sacotos (with Azulejos of century XVII), the church of the Mercy (of century XVII, with azulejos of century XVIII), the vault Mister of the Good Death (seiscentista), the source of Saint Sofia (1658), the pilori of People (monument main road) and both obeliscos, in Alverca (which indicated the term of Lisbon in century XVIII - monument main road).

Demography

See too

Cities of Portugal

External bonds

Official site of the city
Photographs of Villa Franca de Xira

Random links:

_de_reine_de_HMS_1839)_(