Urrós (Torre de Moncorvo)

Urrós is a former parish of the municipality of Torre de Moncorvo, with an area of 57.43 km2 (22.17 sq mi) and 265 inhabitants (2011).

Sanhoane
Urrós in 2020
Urrós in 2020
Coat of arms of Sanhoane
Sanhoane is located in Portugal
Sanhoane
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Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°4′58″N 7°1′22″W
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Douro
DistrictBragança
MunicipalityTorre de Moncorvo
Area
  Total57.43 km2 (22.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2011)
  Total265
  Density4.6/km2 (12/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)

Population

Population of the parish of Urrós
YearPop.±%
1864 1,094    
1878 1,222+11.7%
1890 1,126−7.9%
1900 1,225+8.8%
1911 1,082−11.7%
1920 959−11.4%
1930 1,051+9.6%
1940 1,155+9.9%
YearPop.±%
1950 1,125−2.6%
1960 988−12.2%
1970 624−36.8%
1981 487−22.0%
1991 428−12.1%
2001 325−24.1%
2011 265−18.5%
Source: [1]

History

In Urrós there is a record of the last silk looms in Trás-os-Montes, which made the workshops in Bragança and Chacim famous.[2]

In 2013, Urrós became part of the new parish of Urrós e Peredo dos Castelhanos.

References

  1. "Recenseamentos Gerais da População". Instituto Nacional de Estatística.
  2. Terra portuguesa : revista ilustrada de arqueologia artistica e etnografia N.º1, Fevereiro de 1916, pág. 30.


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