Constância () is a municipality in
Santarém District
The District of Santarém ( ) is a district of Portugal, located in Portugal's West and Tagus Valley region. The district capital is the city of Santarém.
The district is the 3rd largest in Portugal, with an area of , and a population of 475 ...
in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,056,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística]
/ref> in an area of 80.37 km².Luís de Camões
Luís Vaz de Camões (; or 1525 – 10 June 1580), sometimes rendered in English as Camoens or Camoëns ( ), is considered Portugal's and the Portuguese language's greatest poet. His mastery of verse has been compared to that of William Shakes ...
lived in exile there between 1548 and 1550. In 1809, the English army met in Constância before marching on Spain, on their way to the Battle of Talavera, where Wellington defeated the French.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes ('' freguesias''):
Notable people
* Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900 in Constância – 1960 in Lisbon) a poet, musician and journalist.
References
External links
Town Hall official website
Photos from Constância
Towns in Portugal
Populated places in Santarém District
Municipalities of Santarém District
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