Constância

For the civil parish, see Constância (parish).

For the town in Cuba, see Constancia, Cuba.

Constância (Portuguese pronunciation: [kõʃˈtɐ̃siɐ] ^ⓘ) is a municipality in Santarém District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 4,056,^[1] in an area of 80.37 km².^[2]

Constância
Municipality
Flag Coat of arms
Coordinates: 39°21′N 8°29′W
Country	Portugal
Region	Oeste e Vale do Tejo
Intermunic. comm.	Médio Tejo
District	Santarém
Parishes	3
Government
• President	António Mendes (CDU)
Area
• Total	80.37 km2 (31.03 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	4,056
• Density	50/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Local holiday	Easter Monday (date varies)
Website	http://www.cm-constancia.pt

Conquered from the Moors in 1150, it was given the status of 'town' in 1571 through a charter from King Sebastian. Portuguese national poet Luís de Camões lived in exile there between 1548 and 1550. In 1809, the English army met in Constância before marching on Spain, on their way to the Battle of Talavera, where Wellington defeated the French.^{[citation needed]}

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality is divided into 3 civil parishes (freguesias):^[3]

• Constância
• Montalvo
• Santa Margarida da Coutada

Notable people

• Tomaz Vieira da Cruz (1900 in Constância – 1960 in Lisbon) a poet, musician and journalist.