Melides
Sign in to saveMelides (, ) is a parish in the Grândola municipality in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It has an area of 155.2 km2 and had 1,459 inhabitants as of the census of 2021. The agricultural parish borders the Atlantic Ocean and has become a popular area for summer homes. The village is located directly east of the Melides lagoon and its floodplain and its surrounding landscape includes forests of eucalyptus, pine and cork.
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- Portuguese subdivision.type
- parish
- Portuguese subdivision.official_name
- Melides
- Portuguese subdivision.image_flag
- GDL-melides.png
- Portuguese subdivision.flag_border
- no
- Portuguese subdivision.image_skyline
- Lagoa e praia de Melides.jpg
- Portuguese subdivision.image_caption
- Lagoon and beach
- Portuguese subdivision.region
- Alentejo
- Portuguese subdivision.district
- Setúbal
- Portuguese subdivision.area_total_km2
- 155.2
- Portuguese subdivision.population_total
- 1,459
- Portuguese subdivision.population_as_of
- 2021
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- Area
- 155.16
- Image
- Lagoa e praia de Melides.jpg
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Melides (, ) is a parish in the Grândola municipality in the Setúbal District of Portugal. It has an area of 155.2 km2 and had 1,459 inhabitants as of the census of 2021. The agricultural parish borders the Atlantic Ocean and has become a popular area for summer homes. The village is located directly east of the Melides lagoon and its floodplain and its surrounding landscape includes forests of eucalyptus, pine and cork.
==History== Human occupation of the area dates back to the Neolithic era. The Dolmen of Pedra Branca is a megalithic burial tomb from around 2500 BCE, while the Necrópole de Cistas das Casas Velhas is a Bronze Age necropolis. Both can be visited.
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