Avanca

Parish

Coat of arms

Avanca

Coordinates: 40°48′25″N 8°34′23″W / 40.807°N 8.573°WCoordinates: 40°48′25″N 8°34′23″W / 40.807°N 8.573°W

Country

Area

• Total

21.07 km² (8.14 sq mi)

Population (2011)

• Total

6,189

• Density

290/km² (760/sq mi)

Postal code

3860

Area code

234

Patron

Santa Marinha

Website

http://www.jf-avanca.pt/

Avanca is a civil parish in the municipality of Estarreja, in the central subregion of Baixo Vouga. The population in 2011 was 6,189, in an area of 21.07 km².

During the mid 18th century Avanca was divided in three separate municipalities: Estarreja, Feira and Bemposta, all part of the province of Beira Baixa and the comarca of Esgueira.

The parish of Avanca is situated in the municipality of Estarreja, in the historic district of Aveiro. One of the seven parishes of this municipality, it occupied a territory of 2300 hectares, an area almost rectangular in shape.

The territory is bisected by the Linha Norte railway, whose segment (the Aveiro-Porto link) was inaugurated on 7 July 1865. Almost parallel to this line is the Estrada Nacional E.N.109 (Porto-Aveiro-Figueira da Foz) fronting the parochial church, and its churchyard, is 42 kilometres (26 mi) from Porto and 23 kilometres (14 mi) from Aveiro. Closer to this is Ovar, 6 kilometres (3.7 mi), and the town of Estarreja, 5 kilometres (3.1 mi), with accesses by the A29 and A1, to the north of the parish.

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