São Vicente () is a ''

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 Por ...

'' (civil parish) and district of

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. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits w ...

, the capital of

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 th ...

. Located in the historic center of Lisbon, São Vicente is to the east of Santa Maria Maior, south of Arroios, and west of

Penha de França Penha may refer to: Places *Penha, Santa Catarina Penha is a municipality in Santa Catarina (state), Santa Catarina, Brazil. It had a population of 33,284 and an area of 57.752km² as of 2020. Its two largest attractions are its beaches and Bet ...

. São Vicente is home to numerous historic neighborhoods, including

Alfama The Alfama () is the oldest neighborhood of Lisbon, spreading on the slope between the São Jorge Castle and the Tagus river. Its name comes from the Arabic ''al-ḥamma'' (), meaning "hot fountains" or "baths," akin to "hammam" (). The district i ...

. The population in 2011 was 15,339.Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal

History

This new parish was created with the 2012 Administrative Reform of

, merging the former parishes of

São Vicente de Fora SAO or Sao may refer to: Places * Sao civilisation, in Middle Africa from 6th century BC to 16th century AD * Sao, a town in Boussé Department, Burkina Faso * Saco Transportation Center (station code SAO), a train station in Saco, Maine, U. ...

, Graça and Santa Engrácia.

Landmarks

* Feira da Ladra * São Vicente de Fora Monastery * National Pantheon of Santa Engrácia * Graça Convent *

Santa Apolónia Station Santa Claus, also known as Father Christmas, Saint Nicholas, Saint Nick, Kris Kringle, or simply Santa, is a legendary figure originating in Western Christian culture who is said to bring children gifts during the late evening and overnigh ...

* Monastery of the Mónicas * Miradouro Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen

References

Parishes of Lisbon {{lisbon-geo-stub