Algés () is a former

civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below districts and counties, or their combined form, the unitary authority ...

in the

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...

of Oeiras, in

Lisbon Lisbon (; pt, Lisboa ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 544,851 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Grande Lisboa, Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administr ...

metropolitan area,

Portugal Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic ( pt, República Portuguesa, links=yes ), is a country whose mainland is located on the Iberian Peninsula of Southwestern Europe, and whose territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of ...

. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish

Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo is a civil parish In England, a civil parish is a type of administrative parish used for local government. It is a territorial designation which is the lowest tier of local government below distr ...

. The population in 2011 was 22,273, in an area of 1.98 km².Eurostat
The parish is located near the Tagus river, between the town of Oeiras and the capital city of

. It is also a part of the

Greater Lisbon Grande Lisboa () or Greater Lisbon is a former Portuguese NUTS III subregion integrated in the Lisboa Region. It was abolished at the January 2015 NUTS 3 revision. It is part of the historical Estremadura Province. It includes the capital and ...

Area. It is mostly a residential suburb. Algés was elevated to a town on August 16, 1991, and the parish was officially created on June 11, 1993, after separating from the parish of

Carnaxide Carnaxide () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Oeiras, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Carnaxide e Queijas. The population in 2011 was 25,911, in an area of 6.51 km².União Desportiva e Recreativa de Algés (UDRA) * Sport Algés e Dafundo

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