Alvão
Alvão is a village in Alvão, Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality, Vila Real District and has about 774 residents and an elevation of 922 metres. Alvão is situated nearby to the hamlet Trandeiras, as well as near Paredes.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Village with 774 residents
- Description: civil parish in Vila Pouca de Aguiar
- Also known as: “Carrazedo do Alvao” and “Carrazedo do Alvão”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Mamoa do Alto do Cotorino.
Mamoa do Alto do Cotorino
Archaeological site
Photo: Joseolgon, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Mamoa do Alto do Cotorino is an archaeological site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Freguesia de Gouvães da Serra and Telões.
Freguesia de Gouvães da Serra
Village
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Freguesia de Gouvães da Serra is a village, which is situated 3 km southwest of Alvão.
Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality
Town
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Vila Pouca de Aguiar is a town and a municipality in the Vila Real district in northern Portugal. A total of 11,819 people lived in the municipality in 2024, across an area of 437.07 square kilometres, while 3,118 lived in the town in 2021. Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality is situated 6 km east of Alvão.
Alvão
- Categories: freguesia of Portugal and locality
- Location: Alvão, Vila Pouca de Aguiar Municipality, Vila Real District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
41.49933° or 41° 29′ 58″ northLongitude
-7.71065° or 7° 42′ 38″ westPopulation
774Elevation
922 metres (3,025 feet)Open location code
8CHJF7XQ+PPOpenStreetMap ID
node 3186787843OpenStreetMap feature
place=villageGeoNames ID
2741418Wikidata ID
Q16489259
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Turkish—“Alvão” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Alvão”
- Basque: “Alvão”
- Chinese: “Alvão”
- French: “Alvão”
- German: “Alvão”
- Min Nan Chinese: “Alvão”
- Portuguese: “Alvão (freguesia)”
- Portuguese: “Alvao (Vila Pouca de Aguiar)”
- Portuguese: “Alvão (Vila Pouca de Aguiar)”
- Portuguese: “Alvao”
- Portuguese: “Alvão”
- Spanish: “Alvão”
- Turkish: “Alvão”
- “Alvão”
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Lixa do Alvão and Trandeiras.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Casa Mortuária do Alvão and Capela de São Tomé.
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