72:
104:
90:
79:
115:
150:
122:
97:
406:
731:
433:
968:
985:
575:. The municipality is traditionally divided in three areas: the rustic one, to the north (the parishes of Lousa, Fanhões, Bucelas, Santo Antão do Tojal and São Julião do Tojal), the urban one, to the south (Frielas, Loures and Santo António dos Cavaleiros) and the urban-industrial, to the east (Apelação, Bobadela, Camarate, Moscavide, Portela de Sacavém, Prior Velho, Sacavém, Santa Iria de Azóia, São João da Talha and Unhos). Portela de Sacavém is the site of
955:
213:
1002:
165:
1305:
140:
485:, on the other hand, proposed the creation in Portugal of a new Order to replace the Templars that would be the recipient of these assets: the Order of Christ. In Loures, the Templar lands passed into the hands of this religious order, eventually constructing a new Church over the ruins of the 4th-century temple, located alongside the Christian cemetery that existed there.
500:
to protect them from epidemic. Owing to their fears, the image of the saint was removed from
Montemor, and paraded through Loures in procession. It remained in the altar of the Church of Loures until the threat had passed, when it was finally returned to its hermitage in Montemor. Loures was elevated
493:, and raised a church, in order to defend themselves of the Plague: by 1604 the threat had passed, and no cases of the disease were discovered within the territory. A myth developed for successive generations of the miraculous influence of the patron, providing protection from health-related disease.
480:
having discovered that the Moors of Lisbon were allied to groups in Loures, and came to the territory with a
Templar force to confront those peoples. Following the defeat of the Moors, the King transferred the region to the Knights Templar, who established the sect of warrior-monks. The extinction of
488:
In addition to the main settlement, the village of
Montemor, situated at a height of 350 metres, was sought by residents from Lisbon during the Plague. The Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Saúde was built during this era: in 1598, the Plague devastated the capital, and for five years on it spread across
471:
The parish of Loures was first mentioned in 1118, and again in 1191, along with the parishes of Unhos and Sacavém. At the time the region was mainly agricultural, and involved in small export trade, that included the cultivation of lettuce (a vegetable that continues to be cultivated). The first
535:
This project will build 793 new social housing units and rehabilitate 1 171 existing apartments. The goal is to enhance the living circumstances of the city's most disadvantaged residents while also creating a more inclusive atmosphere for all residents. Approximately 850 families are living in
527:
In 2023, Loures is launching a project to improve affordable housing, provide low-income assistance programmes, and adapt infrastructure to adapt to climate change. The
European Investment Bank will lend €100 million to fund projects from the Loures strategic multi-year investment plan for
468:, before the Roman occupation; the Romans influenced many of these settlers to abandon the foothills and begin occupying the fertile lowlands for economic reasons. After the Romans, the Visigoths began occupying the territory, followed by the Moors (after the 8th century).
582:
In this eastern area, the ten local parishes claim to be independent from Loures, and form its own municipality set in the town of Sacavém. This struggle dates from the beginnings of the
Portuguese Republic, and has a very strong support among the local population.
489:
the country (resulting in the death of approximately 80,000 victims). Fleeing the contagion, many of urban residents escaped into the country to the elevated villages, which they assumed protected them from the disease. Some families brought with them the image of
407:
891:
1097:
464:. Loures was a Roman settlement during the 1st millennium, based in a cemetery that eventually became the site of the first church. It was also a region notable for the presence of many
886:
923:
927:
71:
919:
472:
written document appeared in 1170, written by Afonso
Henriques, who provided privileges and benefits to the Moors that lived on the outskirts of Lisbon in the
874:
903:
1352:
939:
859:
1101:
536:
extremely difficult circumstances. The city intends to address these issues while also making the city more appealing to newcomers from Lisbon.
1479:
849:
915:
175:
1484:
818:
896:
496:
By the 19th century, between 1832 and 1834, cholera spread throughout the region, and the people of Loures, once again, implored
149:
1345:
103:
765:
89:
225:
1043:
17:
1173:
279:
501:
to the status of "town" on 26 October 1926, under decree 12/543, and later city on 9 August 1990, under decree 35/90.
1338:
1147:
1123:
844:
809:
755:
237:
78:
801:
357:
285:
1474:
365:
1275:
56:
745:
1438:
1246:
461:
421:
242:
869:
114:
424:. It is the fifth most populous municipality in the country, with a total population of 201,632.
1190:
879:
749:
481:
Templars in 1311, opened the way for the expropriation of lands and property by the Pope. King
1219:
1213:
552:
521:
445:
336:
249:
1023:
121:
831:
477:
346:
139:
761:
8:
1448:
864:
568:
556:
541:
Loures council established a
Municipal Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation in 2021.
400:
1330:
1373:
1320:
560:
457:
1250:
96:
1383:
739:
564:
517:
482:
441:
32:
770:
436:
The historical Church of Loures, in the centre of urban centre of the town of Loures
1428:
1180:
Nuno Pires Soares, Instituto Geográfico
Português (Portuguese Geographic Institute)
972:
730:
1469:
1418:
1362:
1177:
854:
449:
417:
254:
36:
28:
814:
795:
1309:
576:
529:
465:
758:(born 1940) a retired Portuguese Navy officer and scholar of nautical sciences
27:
This article is about the municipality in
Portugal. For the civil parish, see
1463:
1443:
1170:
945:
781:
776:
645:
230:
190:
177:
432:
748:(1744–1828) a botanist and professor, fled to France in 1788 to escape the
332:
1212:
1413:
1233:
1006:
993:
984:
976:
967:
440:
There was early human settlement in the Loures area dating back to the
353:
829:
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 10 civil parishes (
509:
453:
327:
261:
1171:
UMA POPULAÇÃO QUE SE URBANIZA, Uma avaliação recente - Cidades, 2004
513:
1423:
1388:
954:
911:
505:
413:
218:
532:, the building of educational institutions, and waste management.
1398:
1393:
1378:
959:
907:
839:
1100:(in Portuguese). Loures (Loures), Portugal. 2011. Archived from
476:(the fields to the north of Lisbon, at the time). In 1178, King
1433:
1403:
1304:
989:
572:
798:(born 1955) a retired Portuguese footballer with 277 club caps
164:
1010:
1001:
817:(born 1983) a Portuguese former footballer with 55 caps with
1315:
379:
1360:
773:(born 1978) a Portuguese actress, model and TV presenter.
1325:
1148:"Loures urban development tackles inclusion and climate"
1124:"Loures urban development tackles inclusion and climate"
742:(1531–1612) a Portuguese Jesuit missionary to Africa.
528:
2022-2026, to support the development and renewal of
902:
From these, both Loures and Sacavém are cities, and
808:, a footballer with over 400 club caps and 16 with
456:burial chambers have been identified, such as the
1282:(in Portuguese). Câmara Municipal de Loures. 2014
1461:
940:List of twin towns and sister cities in Portugal
1245:
1346:
1326:NoticiasLx | Loures Informação Regional, News
1092:
1090:
1088:
1086:
1084:
595:Climate data for São Julião do Tojal, Loures
1082:
1080:
1078:
1076:
1074:
1072:
1070:
1068:
1066:
1064:
1191:"Monthly Precipitation São Julião do Tojal"
764:(born 1947) a politician, candidate in the
1353:
1339:
933:
516:, Olival Basto, Póvoa de Santo Adrião and
1061:
729:
444:period, as evidenced by findings at the
431:
399:
14:
1462:
1044:"Censos 2021 – Resultados Provisórios"
897:Santo António dos Cavaleiros e Frielas
718:Source: Portuguese Environment Agency
301:167.24 km (64.57 sq mi)
35:. For the municipality in France, see
1334:
551:Loures borders the municipalities of
1480:Populated places in Lisbon District
785:, is a solo alternative rock singer
24:
412:) is a city and a municipality in
25:
1496:
1485:Municipalities of Lisbon District
1297:
1140:
892:Santo Antão e São Julião do Tojal
725:
31:. For the village in Greece, see
1303:
1276:"Município - Cooperação externa"
1251:"Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 62"
1000:
983:
966:
953:
211:
163:
148:
138:
120:
113:
102:
95:
88:
77:
70:
42:Municipality in Lisbon, Portugal
1268:
802:António Alberto Bastos Pimparel
1239:
1227:
1205:
1183:
1164:
1116:
1036:
13:
1:
1316:Municipality official website
1234:Cláudia Vieira, IMDb Database
1029:
266:
924:Santo António dos Cavaleiros
887:São João da Talha e Bobadela
546:
7:
1017:
824:
422:Metropolitan area of Lisbon
322:1,200/km (3,100/sq mi)
10:
1501:
1214:"Balthasar Barreira"
937:
845:Camarate, Unhos e Apelação
766:2006 presidential election
756:José Manuel Malhão Pereira
717:
594:
586:
577:Portugal's largest airport
427:
26:
1369:
643:
638:
635:
632:
629:
626:
623:
620:
617:
614:
611:
608:
605:
602:
599:
520:) were separated to form
374:
364:
343:
326:
318:
310:
305:
297:
292:
277:
272:
260:
248:
236:
224:
206:
171:
162:
134:
63:
54:
47:
1152:European Investment Bank
1128:European Investment Bank
789:
508:and six other parishes (
462:Anta do Alto da Toupeira
1236:retrieved 01 July 2021.
934:International relations
746:Félix de Avelar Brotero
1439:Sobral de Monte Agraço
1361:Municipalities of the
779:(born 1981), known as
750:Portuguese Inquisition
735:
437:
1223:. Vol. 02. 1907.
1220:Catholic Encyclopedia
870:Sacavém e Prior Velho
804:(born 1982) known as
733:
522:Odivelas Municipality
446:Cave of Pego do Diabo
435:
416:which is part of the
345: • Summer (
1312:at Wikimedia Commons
734:Claudia Vieira, 2005
478:Sancho I of Portugal
319: • Density
1449:Vila Franca de Xira
1247:Diário da República
920:Santa Iria de Azóia
875:Santa Iria de Azoia
865:Moscavide e Portela
569:Vila Franca de Xira
284:Bernardino Soares (
187: /
18:Loures Municipality
1475:Cities in Portugal
1321:Photos from Loures
1176:2014-10-06 at the
1104:on 22 January 2012
1024:History of Sacavém
736:
498:Our Lady of Health
491:Our Lady of Health
458:Anta de Carcavelos
438:
311: • Total
298: • Total
1457:
1456:
1384:Arruda dos Vinhos
1308:Media related to
962:, Portugal (1993)
928:São João da Talha
762:Jerónimo de Sousa
740:Baltasar Barreira
722:
721:
565:Arruda dos Vinhos
483:Denis of Portugal
442:Upper Paleolithic
390:
389:
238:Metropolitan area
33:Loures, Heraklion
16:(Redirected from
1492:
1355:
1348:
1341:
1332:
1331:
1307:
1291:
1290:
1288:
1287:
1272:
1266:
1265:
1263:
1261:
1255:
1243:
1237:
1231:
1225:
1224:
1216:
1209:
1203:
1202:
1200:
1198:
1187:
1181:
1168:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1158:
1144:
1138:
1137:
1135:
1134:
1120:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1098:"Caracterização"
1094:
1059:
1058:
1056:
1054:
1040:
1005:
1004:
988:
987:
971:
970:
958:
957:
883:
592:
591:
411:
410:
409:
403:
401:[ˈloɾɨʃ]
398:
386:
383:
381:
350:
217:
215:
214:
202:
201:
199:
198:
197:
192:
191:38.833°N 9.167°W
188:
185:
184:
183:
180:
167:
152:
142:
124:
117:
106:
99:
92:
81:
74:
49:Loures, Portugal
45:
44:
21:
1500:
1499:
1495:
1494:
1493:
1491:
1490:
1489:
1460:
1459:
1458:
1453:
1365:
1363:Lisbon District
1359:
1300:
1295:
1294:
1285:
1283:
1274:
1273:
1269:
1259:
1257:
1256:(in Portuguese)
1253:
1244:
1240:
1232:
1228:
1211:
1210:
1206:
1196:
1194:
1189:
1188:
1184:
1178:Wayback Machine
1169:
1165:
1156:
1154:
1146:
1145:
1141:
1132:
1130:
1122:
1121:
1117:
1107:
1105:
1096:
1095:
1062:
1052:
1050:
1042:
1041:
1037:
1032:
1020:
999:
982:
965:
952:
942:
936:
877:
827:
792:
728:
723:
712:
707:
702:
697:
692:
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
589:
549:
450:Cave of Salemas
430:
405:
404:
396:
378:
344:
212:
210:
195:
193:
189:
186:
181:
178:
176:
174:
173:
158:
157:
156:
155:
146:
145:
130:
129:
128:
127:
126:
125:
118:
109:
108:
107:
100:
93:
84:
83:
82:
75:
59:
50:
43:
40:
37:Loures-Barousse
29:Loures (parish)
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
1498:
1488:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1455:
1454:
1452:
1451:
1446:
1441:
1436:
1431:
1426:
1421:
1416:
1411:
1406:
1401:
1396:
1391:
1386:
1381:
1376:
1370:
1367:
1366:
1358:
1357:
1350:
1343:
1335:
1329:
1328:
1323:
1318:
1313:
1299:
1298:External links
1296:
1293:
1292:
1267:
1238:
1226:
1204:
1182:
1163:
1139:
1115:
1060:
1034:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1026:
1019:
1016:
1015:
1014:
997:
980:
963:
938:Main article:
935:
932:
900:
899:
894:
889:
884:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
826:
823:
822:
821:
819:Portugal women
812:
799:
791:
788:
787:
786:
774:
771:Cláudia Vieira
768:
759:
752:
743:
727:
726:Notable people
724:
720:
719:
715:
714:
709:
704:
699:
694:
689:
684:
679:
674:
669:
664:
659:
654:
649:
641:
640:
637:
634:
631:
628:
625:
622:
619:
616:
613:
610:
607:
604:
601:
597:
596:
590:
588:
585:
548:
545:
530:social housing
429:
426:
388:
387:
376:
372:
371:
368:
362:
361:
351:
341:
340:
330:
324:
323:
320:
316:
315:
312:
308:
307:
303:
302:
299:
295:
294:
290:
289:
282:
275:
274:
270:
269:
264:
258:
257:
252:
246:
245:
240:
234:
233:
228:
222:
221:
208:
204:
203:
196:38.833; -9.167
169:
168:
160:
159:
153:
147:
143:
137:
136:
135:
132:
131:
119:
112:
111:
110:
101:
94:
87:
86:
85:
76:
69:
68:
67:
66:
65:
64:
61:
60:
55:
52:
51:
48:
41:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1497:
1486:
1483:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1467:
1465:
1450:
1447:
1445:
1444:Torres Vedras
1442:
1440:
1437:
1435:
1432:
1430:
1427:
1425:
1422:
1420:
1417:
1415:
1412:
1410:
1407:
1405:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1395:
1392:
1390:
1387:
1385:
1382:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1371:
1368:
1364:
1356:
1351:
1349:
1344:
1342:
1337:
1336:
1333:
1327:
1324:
1322:
1319:
1317:
1314:
1311:
1306:
1302:
1301:
1281:
1277:
1271:
1252:
1248:
1242:
1235:
1230:
1222:
1221:
1215:
1208:
1192:
1186:
1179:
1175:
1172:
1167:
1153:
1149:
1143:
1129:
1125:
1119:
1103:
1099:
1093:
1091:
1089:
1087:
1085:
1083:
1081:
1079:
1077:
1075:
1073:
1071:
1069:
1067:
1065:
1049:
1048:censos.ine.pt
1045:
1039:
1035:
1025:
1022:
1021:
1012:
1008:
1003:
998:
995:
991:
986:
981:
978:
974:
969:
964:
961:
956:
951:
950:
949:
947:
941:
931:
929:
925:
921:
917:
913:
909:
905:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
881:
876:
873:
871:
868:
866:
863:
861:
858:
856:
853:
851:
848:
846:
843:
841:
838:
837:
836:
834:
833:
820:
816:
813:
811:
807:
803:
800:
797:
794:
793:
784:
783:
782:Rita Redshoes
778:
775:
772:
769:
767:
763:
760:
757:
753:
751:
747:
744:
741:
738:
737:
732:
716:
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
665:
660:
655:
650:
647:
646:precipitation
642:
598:
593:
584:
580:
578:
574:
570:
566:
562:
558:
554:
544:
543:
539:
538:
533:
531:
525:
523:
519:
515:
511:
507:
502:
499:
494:
492:
486:
484:
479:
475:
469:
467:
463:
459:
455:
451:
447:
443:
434:
425:
423:
419:
415:
408:
402:
394:
385:
377:
373:
369:
367:
366:Local holiday
363:
359:
355:
352:
348:
342:
338:
334:
331:
329:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
304:
300:
296:
291:
287:
283:
281:
278: •
276:
271:
268:
265:
263:
259:
256:
253:
251:
247:
244:
241:
239:
235:
232:
229:
227:
223:
220:
209:
205:
200:
172:Coordinates:
170:
166:
161:
151:
141:
133:
123:
116:
105:
98:
91:
80:
73:
62:
58:
53:
46:
38:
34:
30:
19:
1408:
1284:. Retrieved
1280:cm-loures.pt
1279:
1270:
1258:. Retrieved
1241:
1229:
1218:
1207:
1195:. Retrieved
1185:
1166:
1155:. Retrieved
1151:
1142:
1131:. Retrieved
1127:
1118:
1106:. Retrieved
1102:the original
1051:. Retrieved
1047:
1038:
943:
901:
830:
828:
815:Sónia Matias
805:
796:Eduardo Luís
780:
777:Rita Pereira
648:mm (inches)
581:
550:
542:
540:
537:
534:
526:
503:
497:
495:
490:
487:
473:
470:
439:
392:
391:
154:Coat of arms
57:Municipality
930:are towns.
878: [
194: /
1464:Categories
1286:2014-11-17
1157:2023-12-29
1133:2023-12-29
1108:26 January
1053:27 October
1030:References
1007:Diu Island
994:Mozambique
977:Cape Verde
944:Loures is
832:freguesias
452:. Several
382:.cm-loures
306:Population
273:Government
916:Moscavide
547:Geography
454:Neolithic
354:UTC+01:00
333:UTC±00:00
328:Time zone
280:President
1424:Odivelas
1414:Lourinhã
1389:Azambuja
1374:Alenquer
1174:Archived
1018:See also
912:Camarate
904:Bobadela
825:Parishes
810:Portugal
644:Average
553:Odivelas
506:Odivelas
504:In 1997
474:sallayos
460:and the
448:and the
418:District
414:Portugal
262:Parishes
250:District
219:Portugal
1399:Cascais
1394:Cadaval
1379:Amadora
1260:24 July
960:Armamar
946:twinned
908:Bucelas
850:Fanhões
840:Bucelas
713:(28.1)
587:Climate
510:Caneças
466:castros
428:History
397:locally
375:Website
370:July 26
314:201,632
207:Country
179:38°50′N
1470:Loures
1434:Sintra
1429:Oeiras
1409:Loures
1404:Lisbon
1310:Loures
1197:4 June
1013:(1998)
996:(1996)
990:Matola
979:(1993)
948:with:
855:Loures
754:Capt.
708:(4.1)
703:(4.2)
698:(3.0)
693:(1.1)
688:(0.2)
683:(0.1)
678:(0.6)
673:(1.8)
668:(2.2)
663:(3.0)
658:(3.7)
653:(4.1)
600:Month
573:Lisbon
557:Sintra
518:Ramada
514:Famões
393:Loures
255:Lisbon
243:Lisbon
231:Lisbon
226:Region
216:
182:9°10′W
1419:Mafra
1254:(PDF)
1193:. APA
1011:India
882:]
860:Lousa
790:Sport
639:Year
561:Mafra
1262:2014
1199:2021
1110:2012
1055:2022
973:Maio
926:and
806:Beto
636:Dec
633:Nov
630:Oct
627:Sep
624:Aug
621:Jul
618:Jun
615:May
612:Apr
609:Mar
606:Feb
603:Jan
571:and
420:and
358:WEST
293:Area
144:Flag
835:):
711:713
706:105
701:106
651:103
384:.pt
380:www
347:DST
337:WET
286:CDU
1466::
1278:.
1249:.
1217:.
1150:.
1126:.
1063:^
1046:.
1009:,
992:,
975:,
922:,
918:,
914:,
910:,
906:,
880:pt
696:75
691:29
676:16
671:45
666:56
661:77
656:93
579:.
567:,
563:,
559:,
555:,
524:.
512:,
267:10
1354:e
1347:t
1340:v
1289:.
1264:.
1201:.
1160:.
1136:.
1112:.
1057:.
686:5
681:3
395:(
360:)
356:(
349:)
339:)
335:(
288:)
39:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_-_Parque_da_Cidade_de_Loures_-_Portugal_(6990908932).jpg)
.JPG)
.jpg)
.jpg)
_(cropped).jpg)
.JPG)
.jpg)
.png)
