Alvados

Alvados is a former civil parish in the municipality of Porto de Mós, Portugal. The population in 2011 was 497, in an area of 10.3 km².^[1] On 28 January 2013 it merged with Alcaria to form Alvados e Alcaria.^[2] It's known for its grottoes Grutas de Alvados and Grutas de Santo António (discovered in 1964^[3] and 1955^[4] respectively).

Population of the civil parish of Alvados[5] (1864–2011) Year Pop. ±% 1864 1,154 —     1878 1,214 +5.2% 1890 1,276 +5.1% 1900 1,443 +13.1% 1911 1,476 +2.3% 1920 1,539 +4.3% 1930 1,712 +11.2% 1940 984 −42.5% 1950 843 −14.3% 1960 761 −9.7% 1970 572 −24.8% 1981 567 −0.9% 1991 554 −2.3% 2001 558 +0.7% 2011 497 −10.9%

Alvados
Civil parish
The Church of Our Lady of Consolation in Alvados (2009)
Alvados Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 39°32′57″N 8°46′8″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Centro
Intermunic. comm.	Região de Leiria
District	Leiria
Municipality	Porto de Mós
Disbanded	28 January 2013
Area
• Total	10.3 km2 (4.0 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	497
• Density	48/km2 (120/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Patron	Our Lady of Consolation

References

1. "Instituto Nacional de Estatistica, Censos 2011". censos.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
2. "Reorganização administrativa do território das freguesias" (PDF). Assembleia da República: 40. 28 January 2013.
3. "Grutas de Alvados". www.municipio-portodemos.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
4. "Grutas de Santo António". www.municipio-portodemos.pt (in European Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-05-26.
5. "Statistics Portugal - Web Portal". www.ine.pt. Retrieved 2021-06-15.