Tavares is a civil parish in the municipality of Mangualde, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Chãs de Tavares, Várzea de Tavares and Travanca de Tavares. The population in 2011 was 1,468, in an area of 35.02 km2. Travanca de Tavares is situated 4 km south of Vilar.

Esmolfe

Village

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Esmolfe is a village, which is situated 4 km west of Vilar.

Penalva do Castelo

Town

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Penalva do Castelo is a town in Portugal in the district of Viseu, situated in the province of Beira Alta Province, the Centro and the Viseu Dão-Lafões subregion, with around 2000 inhabitants. Penalva do Castelo is situated 5 km west of Vilar.

Vilar

Type: Locality
Location: Castelo de Penalva, Penalva do Castelo Municipality, Viseu District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude

40.66973° or 40° 40′ 11″ north

Longitude

-7.63992° or 7° 38′ 24″ west

Elevation

413 metres (1,355 feet)

Open location code

8CGJM996+V2

GeoNames ID

2732512

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