Castelo Viegas

Castelo Viegas
Castelo Viegas
Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 40°9′54″N 8°24′27″W / 40.16500°N 8.40750°W / 40.16500; -8.40750
Country Portugal
RegionCentro
Intermunic. comm.Região de Coimbra
DistrictCoimbra
MunicipalityCoimbra
Disbanded28 January 2013
Area
  Total
7.11 km2 (2.75 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total
1,695
  Density240/km2 (620/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
PatronSaint Stephen

Castelo Viegas is a former civil parish in the municipality of Coimbra, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 1,695, in an area of 7.11 km2. On 28 January 2013 it merged with Santa Clara to form Santa Clara e Castelo Viegas.

The first mention is in 1122 with the name Castel Venegas.

Population of the
civil parish of
Castelo Viegas
(1864–2011)
YearPop.±%
1864 515    
1878 586+13.8%
1890 638+8.9%
1900 547−14.3%
1911 531−2.9%
1920 594+11.9%
1930 577−2.9%
1940 657+13.9%
1950 1,039+58.1%
1960 1,613+55.2%
1970 1,096−32.1%
1981 1,577+43.9%
1991 1,833+16.2%
2001 1,771−3.4%
2011 1,695−4.3%