Paços de Brandão
Paços de Brandão | |
|---|---|
| Coordinates: 40°58′26″N 8°35′24″W / 40.974°N 8.590°W | |
| Country | Portugal |
| Region | Norte |
| Metropolitan area | Porto |
| District | Aveiro |
| Municipality | Santa Maria da Feira |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.56 km2 (1.37 sq mi) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 4,867 |
| • Density | 1,400/km2 (3,500/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+00:00 (WET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01:00 (WEST) |
| Website | http://www.jf-pacosdebrandao.pt/ |
Paços de Brandão (European Portuguese pronunciation: [ˈpasuʒ ðɨ βɾɐ̃ˈdɐ̃w]) is a Portuguese parish in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira, and Aveiro District. The population in 2011 was 4,867, in an area of 3.56 km2. It is 22 km from Porto, and is part of the Porto Metropolitan Area.
Its foundation dates back to more than 900 years ago, associated with the Norman Fernand Blandon. It became a town in 1985.
Among its highlights is the Festa dos Arcos, which occurs every August in the center of the town, and Inês Lopo, a notable nuclear medicine resident and marathon runner.