Vila e Roussas
Vila e Roussas is a locality in Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District. Vila e Roussas is situated nearby to the locality Bilhões, as well as near the neighborhood Oleiros.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Castle of Melgaço and Casa da Quinta da Calçada.
Castle of Melgaço
Photo: José Antonio Gil Martínez, CC BY 2.0.
The Castle of Melgaço is located in Vila parish, Melgaço municipality, Viana do Castelo district, in Portugal. As the main defense of the crossing of the Alto Minho river to Galicia, it constitutes the most northern sentry point in Portugal from the twelfth century.
Casa da Quinta da Calçada
Heritage site
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Casa da Quinta da Calçada is a heritage site.
Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço)
Church
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Chapel of Nossa Senhora da Orada (Melgaço) is a church.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fiães and Chaviães.
Fiães
Village
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Fiães is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 239, in an area of 11.21 km2.
Chaviães
Village
Chaviães is a former civil parish in the municipality of Melgaço in the Viana do Castelo District, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Chaviães e Paços. It has a population of 431 inhabitants and a total area of 4.47 km2.
Paderne
Village
Paderne is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Melgaço. The population in 2011 was 1,160, in an area of 12.85 km2. Paderne is situated 3½ km southwest of Vila e Roussas.
Vila e Roussas
- Type: Locality with 2,300 residents
- Location: Melgaço Municipality, Viana do Castelo District, Portugal, Iberia, Europe
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Latitude
42.1021° or 42° 6′ 8″ northLongitude
-8.237° or 8° 14′ 13″ westPopulation
2,300Elevation
449 metres (1,473 feet)Open location code
8CJH4Q27+R6GeoNames ID
12573524
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