Barrô (Águeda)


Barrô was a freguesia in Águeda Municipality, Aveiro District, Portugal. It had an area of 7 km2 and in 2011 had a population of 1836.

History

In 2013 it was merged with Aguada de Baixo to form the new freguesia of Barrô e Aguada de Baixo.

Places

Politics

Elections

As of 31 December 2011, it had 1722 registered voters. In the 2009 local elections for the Assembly of the Freguesia, there were 1711 registered voters, with 1013 voting and 698 abstaining. The Social Democratic Party got 527 of the votes, electing six members of the Assembly and the Socialist Party got 368 votes, electing three members of the Assembly.

Religion

The Portuguese Roman Catholic Church's Diocese of Aveiro includes the Parish of Barrô as part of the archpriestship of Águeda. There is a church and a chapel in this former freguesia, both from the 17th century.