Famões
Famões is a town in Pontinha e Famões, Odivelas, Lisbon District and has about 9,440 residents. Famões is situated nearby to the neighborhood Bairro das Comendadeiras, as well as near Bairro das Fontaínhas.Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Type: Town with 9,440 residents
- Description: human settlement in Portugal
- Also known as: “Famoes”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Anta das Pedras Grandes and Necropolis of Carenque.
Anta das Pedras Grandes
Archaeological site
Photo: Roundtheworld, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Anta das Pedras Grandes is a Late Neolithic site located in Ramada e Canecas, in the Odivelas municipality, in the Lisbon District of Portugal. Anta is the Portuguese name for about 5,000 megaliths built during the Neolithic period in the area of Portugal.
Necropolis of Carenque
Nature reserve
Photo: CorreiaPM, Public domain.
The Necropolis of Carenque is an archaeological site consisting of three well-preserved late Neolithic collective sepulchres or tombs, dating back to about 3000 BCE, which are dug into smooth limestone outcrops. Necropolis of Carenque is situated 3½ km southwest of Famões.
Casa do Arcebispo
Town hall
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Casa do Arcebispo is a town hall, which is situated 2½ km east of Famões.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Casal de Cambra and Ramada.
Ramada
Town
Ramada is a former civil parish in the municipality of Odivelas, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Ramada e Caneças. It covers an area of 3.86 km² and had a population of 15,770 as of 2001. Ramada is situated 2½ km northeast of Famões.
Brandoa
Village
Brandoa is a former civil parish, located in the municipality of Amadora, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Encosta do Sol. It is situated in the outskirts of Lisbon, with 2,39 km² of area and 15,647 inhabitants. Brandoa is situated 2½ km south of Famões.
Famões
- Categories: human settlement, town of Portugal, and locality
- Location: Pontinha e Famões, Odivelas, Lisbon District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.79124° or 38° 47′ 29″ northLongitude
-9.21086° or 9° 12′ 39″ westPopulation
9,440Elevation
125 metres (410 feet)United Nations Location Code
PT OESOpen location code
8CCGQQRQ+FMOpenStreetMap ID
node 268247140OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Portuguese—“Famões” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Famões”
- Dutch: “Famões”
- Portuguese: “Famões”
- “Famões”
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