Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality

Oliveira de Azeméis
—  Municipality  —
Flag Coat of arms
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°50′N 8°29′W / 40.833°N 8.483°W / 40.833; -8.483Coordinates: 40°50′N 8°29′W / 40.833°N 8.483°W / 40.833; -8.483
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Subregion	Entre Douro e Vouga
District/A.R.	Aveiro
Government
– Mayor	Ápio Assunção (PSD)
Area
– Total	163.5 km2 (63.1 sq mi)
Population
– Total	71,069
– Density	436/km2 (1,129.2/sq mi)
Parishes (no.)	19
Municipal holiday	Monday that follows the 2nd Sunday of August
Website	http://www.cm-oaz.pt

Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality (Portuguese pronunciation: [oliˈvɐjɾɐ ðɨ ɐzɨˈmɐjʃ] or [ɐzɨˈmɛjʃ]) is located in Oporto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. It has a total area of 163.5 km² and a total population of about 70,000 inhabitants. The city itself has a population of more than 15,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is part of Oporto Metropolitan Area and it is located 35 km to the south Oporto. It's less than 20 km far from the Atlantic Ocean. It has connection the following motorways: A1, A29 and A32; and the IC2 expressway. It is served by Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport/Oporto's aiport.

The municipality contains the city of Oliveira de Azeméis.

The municipality is integrated in the Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto.

The present Mayor is Hermínio Loureiro, elected by the Social Democratic Party.

The municipal holiday is the Monday that follows the 2nd Sunday of August.

In the centre there is a marian sanctuary of some importance, La-Salette. It was built in order to honor the apparitions of Virgin Mary in the small village of La Salette in France. What is very striking about this sanctuary is that it contains the finger of a burglar that tried to steal some precious artifacts (one night a guard shot a burglar with his shotgun and only hit his finger). The finger lies inside an alcohol jar right in front of the chapel.

Facilities

Local facilities include:

• Hospital de São Miguel
• Higher education schools
• Secondary schools
• Basic schools
• Regional museum
• Camping
• Hotel
• Post Office
• Police
• Clinic centres
• Tourism office
• Library - Biblioteca Municipal Ferreira de Castro

Nearby cities

• São João da Madeira (5 km)
• Santa Maria da Feira (11 km)
• Ovar (15 km)
• Estarreja (15 km)
• Vale de Cambra (12 km)
• Albergaria-a-Velha (15 km)
• Lourosa (15 km)
• Fiães (15 km)
• Esmoriz (20 km)
• Espinho (25 km)
• Vila Nova de Gaia (30 km)
• Porto (35 km)
• Águeda (30 km)
• Aveiro (35 km)

Economy

Among its most well-known companies are Simoldes and Lactogal.

It is an important industrial area, producing a wide variety of goods:

• Moulds
• Dairy produce
• Shoes
• Car components
• Springs
• Mattresses

Demographics

Population of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality (1801–2008)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2008
16 943	16 899	29 506	33 072	46 263	62 821	66 846	70 721	71 210

Parishes

• Carregosa
• Cesar
• Fajões
• Loureiro
• Macieira de Sarnes
• Macinhata de Seixa
• Madail
• Nogueira do Cravo
• Oliveira de Azeméis
• Ossela
• Palmaz
• Pindelo
• Pinheiro da Bemposta
• Santiago da Riba-Ul
• São Martinho da Gândara
• São Roque
• Travanca
• Ul
• Vila de Cucujães

Cities and towns

There is one city in the municipality: Oliveira de Azeméis. The towns are

• Carregosa
• Cesar
• Fajões
• Loureiro
• Nogueira do Cravo
• Pinheiro da Bemposta
• Vila Chã de São Roque
• Vila de Cucujães

References

External links

• Town Hall official website