Avis

Avis, formerly spelled Aviz, is a municipality in the District of Portalegre in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,571, in an area of 605.97 km2. The present Mayor is Nuno Silva, elected by the Unitary Democratic Coalition.
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  • Type: Town with 1,550 residents
  • Description: Portuguese municipality in Portalegre District, Alentejo
  • Also known as: “Avis (portekiz)”, “Avis Municipality”, “Avis, Portugal”, “Município de Avis”, and “Авиц”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Pelourinho de Avis and Igreja Paroquial de Avis.

Historic site
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a historic site.

Church
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is a church.

Town hall
Photo: Vitor Oliveira, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a town hall.

Avis

Latitude
39.056° or 39° 3′ 21″ north
Longitude
-7.8897° or 7° 53′ 23″ west
Population
1,550
Elevation
176 metres (577 feet)
UN/LOCODE
PT AVS
Open location code
8CFJ3446+94
Open­Street­Map ID
node 25612855
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­town
Geo­Names ID
2271340
Wiki­data ID
Q791134
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In Other Languages

From Armenian to Waray—“Avis” goes by many names.
  • Armenian: “Ավիշ (քաղաք)”
  • Armenian: “Ավիշ”
  • Basque: “Avis (Portugal)”
  • Basque: “Avis”
  • Belarusian: “Авіш”
  • Catalan: “Avis”
  • Cebuano: “Avis”
  • Chechen: “Авиш”
  • Chinese: “阿維斯”
  • Chinese: “阿维斯”
  • Czech: “Avis”
  • Dutch: “Avis”
  • Egyptian Arabic: “افيس”
  • Esperanto: “Aviso”
  • French: “Avis”
  • French: “Aviz”
  • Galician: “Avis”
  • German: “Avis”
  • Greek: “Αβίς”
  • Irish: “Avis”
  • Italian: “Avis”
  • Japanese: “アヴィシュ”
  • Korean: “아비스”
  • Lombard: “Avis (Portogall)”
  • Lombard: “Avis”
  • Luxembourgish: “Avis”
  • Malay: “Avis”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Avis”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Avis”
  • Novial: “Avis, Portugal”
  • Occitan (post 1500): “Avis”
  • Persian: “آویس، پرتغال”
  • Persian: “آویس”
  • Polish: “Aviz”
  • Portuguese: “Avis”
  • Russian: “Авиш”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Avis, Portugal”
  • Spanish: “Avís”
  • Tatar: “Авиш”
  • Turkish: “Avis, Alto Alentejo”
  • Turkish: “Avis”
  • Ukrainian: “Авіш”
  • Urdu: “اویس، پرتگال”
  • Vietnamese: “Avis (đô thị)”
  • Vietnamese: “Avis, Bồ Đào Nha”
  • Volapük: “Avis (Portugän)”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Avis (munisipyo)”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Avis”
  • “Avis”

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