Vouzela () is a
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 ...
in the district
Viseu
Viseu () is a city and municipality in the Centro Region of Portugal and the capital of the district of the same name, with a population of 100,000 inhabitants, and center of the Viseu Dão Lafões intermunipical community, with 267,633 inhabi ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 10,564, in an area of 193.69 km
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The present mayor is Rui Ladeira, elected by the Social Democratic Party
The name Social Democratic Party or Social Democrats has been used by many political parties in various countries around the world. Such parties are most commonly aligned to social democracy as their political ideology.
Active parties
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. The municipal holiday is May 14.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 9 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):
* Alcofra
* Cambra e Carvalhal de Vermilhas
* Campia
* Fataunços e Figueiredo das Donas
* Fornelo do Monte
* Queirã
* São Miguel do Mato
* Ventosa
* Vouzela e Paços de Vilharigues
Notable people
* Giles of Santarém
Giles of Santarém (Gil) (about 1185 – 14 May 1265) was a Portuguese Dominican scholar.
Life
He was born Gil Rodrigues de Valadares at the castle of Vouzela. His father, Rui Pais de Valadares, was alcaide of Coimbra and councillor of Sanc ...
(ca.1185 – 1265) a Portuguese-Dominican scholar.
* Simão Rodrigues
Simão Rodrigues de Azevedo (1510, Vouzela, Portugal - 15 June 1579, Lisbon), also known in English as Simon Rodericks, was a Portuguese Jesuit priest and one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus.
A Portuguese nobleman, Rodrigues was on ...
(1510-1579) a Portuguese-Jesuit priest and one of the co-founders of the Society of Jesus
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* Paulo Alexandre
Paulo Alexandre, born in Vouzela, Portugal on February 16, 1931, is a Portuguese singer.
He started his artistic career in 1954 on National Radio. Together with António Sala they start Rossil records, Verde Vinho gained two gold discs in 1978 a ...
(born 1931) a Portuguese singer. Paulo Alexandre, IMDb Database
retrieved 24 August 2021.
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Luís Miguel Silva Tavares (born 1974) known as
Luís Vouzela
Luís Miguel Silva Tavares (born 10 March 1974), commonly known as Luís Vouzela, is a Portuguese retired footballer who played as a defensive midfielder.
He amassed Primeira Liga totals of 215 games and four goals over the course of eight seaso ...
, a retired footballer with 510 club caps
References
External links
Town Hall official websitePhotos from Vouzela
Towns in Portugal
Populated places in Viseu District
Municipalities of Viseu District
People from Vouzela
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