Franco (Mirandela)

For other uses, see Franco (disambiguation).

Franco is a former civil parish and village in the municipality of Mirandela. It had 17,15 km² of area and 244 inhabitants (2011 census).

Franco
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Franco Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 41°26′05″N 7°20′34″W
Country	Portugal
Region	Norte
Intermunic. comm.	Trás-os-Montes
District	Bragança
Municipality	Mirandela
Disbanded	28 January 2013[1]
Area
• Total	17.15 km2 (6.62 sq mi)
Population  (2011)
• Total	244
• Density	14.2/km2 (36.8/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Website	www.cm-mirandela.pt/pages/281

It was a civil parish with Vila Boa until 22 April 1957,^[2] and again merged on 28 January 2013 forming the Franco e Vila Boa parish^[1] following a nationwide administrative reform.

Population

Population of the parish of Franco[3] Year Pop. ±% 1864 549 —     1878 548 −0.2% 1890 703 +28.3% 1900 655 −6.8% 1911 650 −0.8% 1920 658 +1.2% 1930 500 −24.0% 1940 884 +76.8% 1950 1,025 +16.0% 1960 596 −41.9% 1970 521 −12.6% 1981 440 −15.5% 1991 308 −30.0% 2001 302 −1.9% 2011 244 −19.2%

Between 1890 and 1930 Vila Boa was part of the Franco parish. By the decree nº 27.424, of 31/12/1936,^[4] Vila Boa was integrated into the Franco parish. By the decree nº 41.081, of 22/04/1957, Vila Boa became its own parish.^[2]