Arronches

Municipality in Alentejo, Portugal

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Coordinates: 39°07′N 7°17′W / 39.117°N 7.283°W / 39.117; -7.283Country

PortugalRegionAlentejoIntermunic. comm.Alto AlentejoDistrictPortalegreParishes3Government

• PresidentFermelinda Carvalho (PSD)Area

• Total314.65 km² (121.49 sq mi)Population

(2011)

• Total3,165 • Density10/km² (26/sq mi)Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET) • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)Local holidayJohn the Baptist
June 24Websitewww.cm-arronches.pt/en/

Arronches (Portuguese pronunciation: [ɐˈʁõʃɨʃ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,165,^[1] in an area of 314.65 km².^[2]

The municipality is located by the Serra de São Mamede in Portalegre District.

The present Mayor is Fermelinda Carvalho (PSD) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Abílio Panasco (PSD). The municipal holiday is June 24, after Saint John the Baptist.

Parishes

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

Assunção
Esperança
Mosteiros

Notable people

Isabel Abreu (born 1978) a Portuguese actress.^[4]

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 19" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 16 July 2014.
^ Isabel Abreu, IMDb Database retrieved 16 July 2021.