Arronches () is a

municipality A municipality is usually a single administrative division having municipal corporation, corporate status and powers of self-government or jurisdiction as granted by national and regional laws to which it is subordinate. The term ''municipality ...

in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 3,165, in an area of 314.65 km². The municipality is located by the Serra de São Mamede in

Portalegre District Portalegre District ( pt, Distrito de Portalegre ) is located in the east of Portugal. The district capital is the city of Portalegre. As of 2021, it is the least populous district of Portugal. Municipalities The district is composed of 15 mu ...

. The present Mayor is Fermelinda Carvalho ( PSD) and the President of the Municipal Assembly is Abílio Panasco (PSD). The municipal holiday is June 24, after

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Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (''

freguesias ''Freguesia'' (), usually translated as " parish" or "civil parish", is the third-level administrative subdivision of Portugal, as defined by the 1976 Constitution. It is also the designation for local government jurisdictions in the former ...

''): * Assunção * Esperança * Mosteiros

Notable people

* Isabel Abreu (born 1978) a Portuguese actress. Isabel Abreu, IMDb Database
retrieved 16 July 2021.

References

Populated places in Portalegre District Municipalities of Portalegre District {{Portalegre-geo-stub