Coruche
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The present Mayor is Francisco Silvestre de Oliveira, elected by the Socialist Party.
The Coruche City Council has also six City Councillors: Joaquim Filipe Coelho Serrão, Francisco Silvestre de Oliveira and Nelson Fernando Nunes Galvão elected by the Socialist Party, and Ricardo Jorge Rato Ferreira Raposo, Isidro Rodrigo Silva Catarino and António Joaquim Soares elected by Coligação Democrática Unitária. The municipal holiday is August 17.
Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):[3]
- Biscainho - which includes the settlement of Courelas
- Branca - which includes Arriça, Figueiras
- Coruche, Fajarda e Erra - which includes Azervadinha, Erra, Fajarda, Foros do Paul, Frazão, Vale Mansos, Santo Antonino
- Couço - which includes Couço, Santa Justa, Foros de Lagoiços, Volta do Vale, Courelinhas, Varejola
- Santana do Mato - which includes Carapuções
- São José da Lamarosa - which includes Azerveira, Zebrinho, Feixe
Climate
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Municipal holiday
The festival happens from August 14 to the 18 except a few years (including 2005) when it ended 19. This party is in honor of Nossa Senhora do Castelo (lit. Our Lady of the Castle). On August 14 at midnight a fireworks show starts the festival. On 17 August, the holiday, a bullfight is made in honor of Our Lady. Many runnings of bulls (a minor version of Pamplona's encierro) happen during the festivity. During all days late night parties happen in traditional local pubs.
Notable people
- Maria Rosa Viseu (1935 in Couço – 2014) political activist and political prisoner; opposed the Estado Novo regime
- José Peseiro (born 1960 in Coruche) a Portuguese football manager and former player
See also
References
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- ^ Instituto Nacional de Estatística
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Áreas das freguesias, concelhos, distritos e país". Archived from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2018-11-05.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 42" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link) - ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Normal Climatológica – Coruche / Estação de Fruticultura Vieira Natividade 1991-2020" (PDF). IPMA. Retrieved 21 August 2025.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Plano Municipal de Defesa da Floresta Contra Incêndios" (PDF). Coruche Municipality. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Coruche (20F/01UG), 1984-2021". snirh.apambiente.pt. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
External links
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