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Brasão de Foros de Arrão

Foros de Arrão

The village that grew from the foros of Herdade do Arrão, with a windmill as its icon.
1 festival recorded in this parish
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festivals in this parish1

what to see

- The windmill dating from 1933, built to grind maize and wheat, the parish's iconic landmark<p>- Igreja de Santa Maria (Church of Santa Maria)

about the place

Foros de Arrão is a civil parish in the municipality of Ponte de Sor, in the district of Portalegre (Alto Alentejo), covering 84.26 km² and home to 811 inhabitants (2021 census). The settlement emerged between 1910 and 1920 from foros — small plots of land leased by the Herdade do Arrão to tenant farmers for cultivation. The parish was established by Law no. 46/84, of 31 December, with places detached from Montargil.