Cousso

Cousso
Civil parish

Coat of arms
Cousso
Coordinates: 42°03′36″N 8°17′56″W / 42.060°N 8.299°W / 42.060; -8.299Coordinates: 42°03′36″N 8°17′56″W / 42.060°N 8.299°W / 42.060; -8.299
Country Portugal
Region Norte
Subregion Minho-Lima
Intermunic. comm. Alto Minho
District Viana do Castelo
Municipality Melgaço
Area
 • Total 7.23 km2 (2.79 sq mi)
Population (2011)
 • Total 294
 • Density 41/km2 (110/sq mi)

Cousso is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish") in the municipality of Melgaço.[1] The population in 2011 was 294,[2] in an area of 7.23 km².[3]

Architecture

Cousso Church
  • Chapel of Senhora da Boa Morte (Portuguese: Capela da Senhora da Boa Morte)
  • Chapel of São Tiago (Portuguese: Capela de São Tiago)
  • Cross of Cousso (Portuguese: Cruzeiro de Cousso)
  • Church of São Tiago (Portuguese: Igreja Paroquial de Cousso/Igreja de São Tomé)

References

  1. ↑ Câmara Municipal de Melgaço
  2. ↑ Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE), Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal
  3. ↑ Direção-Geral do Território
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