Oliveira de Azeméis

Oliveira de Azeméis ( or  ) is a city and a municipality located in Porto Metropolitan Area in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 68,611, in an area of 161.10 km². The city itself has a population of about 20,000. Oliveira de Azeméis is part of Oporto Metropolitan Area and it is located 35 km to the south of Porto. It is less than 20 km far from the Atlantic Ocean. It has connection the following motorways: A1, A29 and A32; and the IC2 expressway. It is served by Francisco Sá Carneiro Airport/Oporto's airport.

The municipality is integrated in Porto Metropolitan Area.

The present Mayor is Joaquim Jorge, elected by the Socialist Party.

The municipal holiday is the Monday that follows the 2nd Sunday of August.

In the centre there is a marian sanctuary of some importance, La-Salette. It was built in order to honor the apparitions of Virgin Mary in the small village of La Salette, Isère, in France. What is very striking about this sanctuary is that it contains the finger of a burglar that tried to steal some precious artifacts (one night a guard shot a burglar with his shotgun and only hit his finger). The finger lies inside an alcohol jar right in front of the chapel.

Facilities
Local facilities include:
 Hospital de São Miguel
 Higher education schools
 Secondary schools
 Basic schools
 Regional museum
 Hotel
 Post Office
 Police station
 Clinic centres
 Tourism office
 Library - Biblioteca Municipal Ferreira de Castro

Sports
Its most prominent sports club is the U.D.O.União Desportiva Oliveirense which fields teams in football, basketball and ring hockey.
One other club is Futebol Clube Pinheirense (FCP), it is a club dedicated mostly to football. They have a kids school in partnership with Benfica.

Economy
Among its most well-known companies are Simoldes and Lactogal.

It is an important industrial area, producing a wide variety of goods:
 Moulds
 Dairy produce
 Shoes
 Car components
 Springs
 Mattresses

Demographics

Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 12 civil parishes (freguesias):
 Carregosa
 Cesar
 Fajões
 Loureiro
 Macieira de Sarnes
 Nogueira do Cravo e Pindelo
 Oliveira de Azeméis, Santiago de Riba-Ul, Ul, Macinhata da Seixa e Madail
 Ossela
 Pinheiro da Bemposta, Travanca e Palmaz
 São Martinho da Gândara
 São Roque
 Vila de Cucujães

Cities and towns
There is one city in the municipality: Oliveira de Azeméis. The towns are
 Carregosa
 Cesar
 Fajões
 Loureiro
 Nogueira do Cravo
 Pinheiro da Bemposta
 Vila Chã de São Roque
 Vila de Cucujães

References

External links
Town Hall official website

Category:Municipalities of Aveiro District