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Vila Real is a town and a municipality
Municipalities of Portugal

In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country. A list of the current municipalities can be found in: list of municipalities of Portugal....
, seat of the district of Vila Real, in Norte region, Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
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The municipality is composed of 30 parishes (freguesias) and has a total area of 378.8 km² and a total population of 50,499 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper (includes 3 parishes) has a population of 24,481.

Note: civil parishes (freguesias) are not necessarily coincident with ecclesiastic parishes (paróquias).

001 urban Vila Real had an approximate population of 25,000 in three parishes (S.






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Vila Real is a town and a municipality
Municipalities of Portugal

In Portugal, municipality or concelho is the most stable subdivision of Portugal since the foundation of the country. A list of the current municipalities can be found in: list of municipalities of Portugal....
, seat of the district of Vila Real, in Norte region, Portugal
Portugal

Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic , is a country on the Iberian Peninsula. Located in southwestern Europe, Portugal is the westernmost country of mainland Europe and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the west and south and by Spain to the north and east....
.

The municipality is composed of 30 parishes (freguesias) and has a total area of 378.8 km² and a total population of 50,499 inhabitants in the municipality. The city proper (includes 3 parishes) has a population of 24,481.

Note: civil parishes (freguesias) are not necessarily coincident with ecclesiastic parishes (paróquias).

Town of Vila Real

In 2001 urban Vila Real had an approximate population of 25,000 in three parishes (S. Dinis, S. Pedro e Nossa Senhora da Conceição) while the Municipality had 49,589 inhabitants and 30 parishes in. There has been a slight population increase since the last census of 1991.

It has a spectacular location between the gorges of the Corgo and the Cabril Rivers. The Marão and the Alvão mountains overlook the town on the west side. An iron bridge crosses the Corgo linking the old town with the new one. Just outside the town itself, by the road leading to Sabrosa
Sabrosa

Sabrosa is a municipality in the district of Vila Real in northern Portugal.The municipality is composed of 15 parishes and has a total area of 156.9 km? and a population of 6,835 inhabitants....
, is located the Mateus Palace
Mateus Palace

The Mateus Palace is a palace located in the civil parish of Mateus, Municipalities of Portugal of Vila Real, Portugal. Architect Nicolau Nasoni was involved in the project for the construction of the palace, which took place in the 18th century....
, designed by the Italian Nazoni, author of the Clérigos Tower in Porto
Porto

Porto , also Oporto in English, is Portugal's second city and capital of the Norte, Portugal NUTS II region. The city is located in the estuary of the Douro river in northern Portugal....
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In the town there is a public university called Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro. Its forestry and winemaking courses have wide national recognition. There are several primary schools in addition to two middle schools ("Escola EB2/3 Diogo Cão" and "Escola EB2/3 Monsenhor Jerónimo do Amaral") and three secondary schools ("Escola Secundária Camilo Castelo Branco" --former "Liceu"--, "Esc. Sec. S.Pedro" --former "Escola Industrial"-- and "Esc. Sec. Morgado de Mateus"). There is also a private Catholic primary school ("Colégio Moderno de S. José") and a private school (Colégio de Nossa Senhora da Boavista) ranging from kindergarten to the 12th grade.

A narrow gauge railway connects the city with Peso da Régua
Peso da Régua

Peso da R?gua commonly known as R?gua, is a city and a municipality in Portugal with a total area of 94.9 km? and aproximatly 10,000 city residents and a total population of 17,987 inhabitants....
 by the Douro River. The railroad going north to Chaves
Chaves

Chaves is a modern Portuguese and old Spanish word meaning "keys", and may refer to:*Chaves , a city and municipality.*Chaves County, in New Mexico, United Sates....
 was discontinued in the nineteen eighties.

East-west connections are made with Porto and Bragança through the IP4 highway (A4 motorway from Amarante westward). North-south connections are made with Chaves and Viseu through the A24 (toll-free motorway).

Recently the town has undergone major improvements in urban renewal with funds from the Polis Program. A park with sports facilities and walking paths has been built along the river, and the main square where the town hall is located has been closed to traffic and decorated with colorful fountains. A municipal theater hall and a major shopping center, the largest in the region of Trás-os-Montes, were inaugurated in 2004.

Airport

Vila Real/Douro aerodrome(VRL)) The aerodrome is small but has airline service with Aerocondor to Bragança
Bragança (Portugal)

Bragan?a is a city and a List of municipalities of Portugal in north-eastern Portugal and the capital of the Districts of Portugal of Bragan?a , in Alto Tr?s-os-Montes....
 (BGC) and Cascais
Cascais

Cascais is a coastal town 30 kilometres west of Lisbon, with about 35,000 residents in the town. It is a cosmopolitan suburb of the Portuguese capital and one of the richest municipalities in Portugal....
 (Tires/Cascais/Estoril/Lisbon Coast) (PCS).

Climate

Vila Real has a climate which is a mix between temperate and Mediterranean. The coldest month is January (average 6,2ºC) and the hottest month is August (average 21.2ºC). The rainy seasons are Winter and Fall, with 146 mm recorded in October. Frost is common on Winter (at least 70 dys/year), but snow is rare (only about one time each 3 to 7 years). Thunderstorm activity is rare, occurring sparsely in the Spring and the Summer.

Civil Parishes

The civil (administrative) parishes of the Vila Real municipality are:
  • Abaças
  • Adoufe
  • Andrães
  • Arroios
  • Borbela
  • Campeã
  • Constantim
  • Ermida
  • Folhadela
  • Guiães
  • Justes
  • Lamares
  • Lamas de Olo
  • Lordelo
  • Mateus
  • Mondrões
  • Mouçós
  • Nogueira
  • Nossa Senhora da Conceição (Vila Real)
  • Parada de Cunhos
  • Pena
  • Quintã
  • São Dinis (Vila Real)
  • São Pedro (Vila Real)
  • São Tomé do Castelo
  • Torgueda
  • Vale de Nogueiras
  • Vila Cova
  • Vila Marim
  • Vilarinho de Samardã


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