Argoncilhe

Argoncilhe () is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality (concelho) of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 8,420, in an area of 8.21 km2. It is located near the city of Porto.

Key facts

Portuguese subdivision.type: parish
Portuguese subdivision.official_name: Argoncilhe
Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline: Centro01.JPG
Portuguese subdivision.image_caption: The main square of Argoncilhe
Portuguese subdivision.image_flag: Pt-Argoncilhe1.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_shield: Brasão_Vila_de_Argoncilhe.png
Portuguese subdivision.image_location: Mapa-de-argoncilhe.gif
Portuguese subdivision.region: Norte
Portuguese subdivision.metro: Porto
Portuguese subdivision.district: Aveiro
Portuguese subdivision.municipality: Santa Maria da Feira
Portuguese subdivision.elevation: 175
Portuguese subdivision.area_total: 8.21
Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of: 2011
Portuguese subdivision.population_total: 8420
Portuguese subdivision.patron: São Martinho
Portuguese subdivision.postal_code: 4505
Portuguese subdivision.website: http://www.argoncilhe.ciberjunta.com

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Official name: Argoncilhe
Population: 8420
Area: 8.7
Elevation: 182
Official website: www.argoncilhe.ciberjunta.com
Image: Centro01.JPG

Show 5 more facts

Commons category: Argoncilhe
postal code: 4505
inception: 1086-00-00
native label: Argoncilhe
P8168: Jacoby Shaddix

Sources (6)

via Wikidata · CC0

~5 min read

Article

8 sections

Contents

History
Gallery
Geography
Economy
Architecture
Sports
References
External links

Argoncilhe () is a Portuguese civil parish in the municipality (concelho) of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 8,420, in an area of 8.21 km2. It is located near the city of Porto.

==History== The origins of Argoncilhe date back to the pre-Roman period, owing to the toponymy and archaeological findings, particularly in area of Aldriz (location of a Castro and several Romanesque villas).