Ponte de Sor () is a municipality in

Portalegre District Portalegre District ( pt, Distrito de Portalegre ) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre. As of 2021, it is the least populous district of Portugal. Municipalities The district is composed of 15 mu ...

in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km². The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, elected by the

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. The municipal holiday is

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Economy

The economy of the municipality is based in

agriculture Agriculture or farming is the practice of cultivating plants and livestock. Agriculture was the key development in the rise of sedentary human civilization, whereby farming of domesticated species created food surpluses that enabled people to ...

, services and light industries ranging from food to aviation like the British-based company

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(L3CTS). However, the main industry is the cork industry, being Ponte de Sor one of the main producing areas of raw and transformed cork worldwide.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 5 civil parishes (''

freguesias ''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 ...

''): *

Foros de Arrão Foros de Arrão is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of Ponte de Sor Ponte de Sor () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km2. The present Mayor is Hugo ...

Galveias Galveias is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponte de Sor, in the Portuguese northern Alentejo, district of Portalegre. The population in 2011 was 1,061,Longomel Longomel is a village and a civil parish of the municipality of Ponte de Sor Ponte de Sor () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km2. The present Mayor is Hugo Hilári ...

Montargil Montargil is a parish (''freguesia'') in the municipality of Ponte de Sor Ponte de Sor () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km2. The present Mayor is Hugo Hilário, ...

Ponte de Sor, Tramaga e Vale de Açor Ponte de Sor, Tramaga e Vale de Açor is one of the parishes located in Ponte de Sor Municipality Ponte de Sor () is a municipality in Portalegre District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 16,722, in an area of 839.71 km2. The present ...

Notable people

Vitória Pais Freire de Andrade Vitória Pais Freire de Andrade (18831930) was an active Portuguese feminist who played an important role in the ''Conselho Nacional das Mulheres Portuguesas'' (National Council of Portuguese Women - CNMP) in the 1920s. She is also known for her c ...

(1883–1930) an active Portuguese feminist who also campaigned against bullfighting in Portugal. *

José Luís Peixoto José Luís Marques Peixoto (; born September 4, 1974) is a Portuguese author, poet and playwright. A professional writer since 2001, his works have been translated into more than 30 languages. Biography José Luis Peixoto was born in the villa ...

(born 1974) a Portuguese author, poet and playwright.

References

External links

Town Hall official website
Populated places in Portalegre District Municipalities of Portalegre District People from Ponte de Sor {{Portalegre-geo-stub