Algés () is a former civil parish in the

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

of Oeiras, in

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metropolitan area,

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. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Algés, Linda-a-Velha e Cruz Quebrada-Dafundo. 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 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.

Sport

* União Desportiva e Recreativa de Algés (UDRA) * Sport Algés e Dafundo

References

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