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Vila Franca de Xira
Vila Franca de Xira
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Vila Franca de Xira (Portuguese pronunciation:

Tagus River, 32 km north-east of the Portuguese capital Lisbon, Vila Franca de Xira is said to have been founded by French followers of Portugal's first king, Afonso Henriques

, around 1200.

The town is mostly famous for its

bull-running festivals in July and October. Bulls are raised in the salty marshlands of the Ribatejo, which is also a notable breeding ground for the magnificent Lusitano

horse, esteemed for its quick reflexes and maneuverability.

A number of brightly coloured Portuguese bullfighting costumes are on display in the ethnographic museum in the town's bullring, the Praça de Toiros (or Touros) Palha Blanco. Nearby, the town's Misericórdia church features striking 18th-century azulejos (glazed tiles). The town also has a Museum of Neo-Realism.^[3]

Three km south of Vila Franca de Xira lies the Lezíria Grande Equestrian Centre, where visitors can watch stylish displays of the impressive Lusitano horses. The centre also stages typical bullfighting spectacles in its outdoor bullring. Visitors can ride Lusitano horses and take dressage lessons at the Quinta de São Sebastião, a sprawling estate at Arruda dos Vinhos, 11 km west of Vila Franca de Xira.

The current Mayor is Alberto Mesquita,^[4] elected in 2013 as a member of the Socialist Party.^[5]

Demographics

Vila Franca de Xira Municipality (1801–2011)
1801	1849	1900	1930	1960	1981	1991	2001	2011
3 839	5 202	15 766	24 053	40 594	88 193	103 571	122 908	136 886

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (

freguesias):^[6]

Alhandra, São João dos Montes e Calhandriz
Alverca do Ribatejo e Sobralinho
Castanheira do Ribatejo e Cachoeiras
Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa
Vialonga
Vila Franca de Xira

References

^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
^ Direção-Geral do Território^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Museu do Neo-Realismo Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine
^ "Autoridades continuam no terreno a tentar descobrir foco da infeção de 'legionella'" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
^ O Mirante (local weekly paper)
^ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 131" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.

External links

[ine-1] Instituto Nacional de Estatística

[dgt-2] Direção-Geral do Território^{[permanent dead link]}

[3] Museu do Neo-Realismo Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine

[dn-no-terreno-4] "Autoridades continuam no terreno a tentar descobrir foco da infeção de 'legionella'" (in Portuguese). Diário de Notícias. Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 12 November 2014. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)

[5] O Mirante (local weekly paper)

[6] Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 131" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 4 August 2014.

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 Three&nbsp;km south of Vila Franca de Xira lies the Lezíria Grande Equestrian Centre, where visitors can watch stylish displays of the impressive Lusitano horses. The centre also stages typical bullfighting spectacles in its outdoor bullring. Visitors can ride Lusitano horses and take dressage lessons at the Quinta de São Sebastião, a sprawling estate at [[Arruda dos Vinhos]], 11&nbsp;km west of Vila Franca de Xira.
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+The current Mayor is Alberto Mesquita,<ref name=dn-no-terreno>{{cite web|url=http://www.dn.pt/inicio/portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=4228459&page=-1|title=Autoridades continuam no terreno a tentar descobrir foco da infeção de 'legionella'|accessdate=12 November 2014|date=|publisher=[[Diário de Notícias]]|language=Portuguese|deadurl=yes|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141109134901/http://www.dn.pt/inicio/portugal/interior.aspx?content_id=4228459&page=-1|archivedate=9 November 2014|df=dmy-all}}</ref> elected in 2013 as a member of the [[Socialist Party (Portugal)|Socialist Party]].<ref>[http://semanal.omirante.pt/index.asp?idEdicao=620&id=94818&idSeccao=10789&Action=noticia#.VQhr2myEjcs O Mirante (local weekly paper)]</ref>
 ==Demographics==