Louriçal is a
Portuguese
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freguesia
''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as "parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former Port ...
'' ("civil parish") of
Pombal municipality
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
. The population in 2011 was 4,645,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of 47.66 km
2.
In the past it was a parish of
Roman Catholic Diocese of Coimbra
The Diocese of Coimbra ( la, Dioecesis Conimbricensis) is a Roman Catholic diocese in Coimbra, Portugal. It is a suffragan of the Archdiocese of Braga.
From 1472, the bishop of Coimbra held the comital title of Count of Arganil, being thus called ...
. It was the municipality seat town until 1855. It comprises the parishes of the town and
Mata Mourisca
Mata Mourisca is a former civil parish in the municipality of Pombal, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Guia, Ilha e Mata Mourisca
Guia, Ilha e Mata Mourisca is a civil parish
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. It had 212 km
2 and 5 526 people in 1801 and 5 654 people in 1849.
The following localities belong to the parish of Louriçal: Antões, Barroca do Outeiro, Borda do Rio, Cabeços do Outeiro, Casais de Além, Casais do Porto, Casais Loureiros, Casal da Rola, Casal do Queijo, Casal Mouro, Casas Brancas, Castelhanas, Cavadas, Cavaditas, Cipreste, Enjoa, Espinheiras, Foitos, Furadouro, Louriçal, Matas, Matos da Vila, Moita do Boi, Outeiro, Ribeira de Santo Amaro, Santo António, São João, Serafim, Torneira, Valarinho, Vale da Cabra.
Gallery
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Image:Feira Semanal Louriçal.JPG
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Image:Igreja Matriz Lourical.JPG
Image:Igreja do Recolhimento.JPG
References
External links
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Portal of Louriçal
Towns in Portugal
Parishes of Pombal, Portugal
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