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

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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).