Vila Nova de São Bento

Vila Nova de São Bento
Civil parish

Coat of arms
Vila Nova de São Bento
Coordinates: 37°55′37″N 7°24′40″W / 37.927°N 7.411°W / 37.927; -7.411Coordinates: 37°55′37″N 7°24′40″W / 37.927°N 7.411°W / 37.927; -7.411
Country Portugal
Region Alentejo
District Beja
Municipality Serpa
Disbanded 2013
Area
 • Total 241.69 km2 (93.32 sq mi)
Population (2001)
 • Total 3,430
 • Density 14/km2 (37/sq mi)

Vila Nova de São Bento is a former civil parish in the municipality of Serpa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo.[1] It covers an area of 241.69 square kilometers and had 3,430 inhabitants in 2001.

It became a town on April 19, 1988, and until then, was called Aldeia Nova de São Bento. Its patron saint is St. Benedict and its annual festival alternates between the months of May and September.

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Diário da República. "Law nr. 11-A/2013, page 552 113" (pdf) (in Portuguese). Retrieved 30 July 2014.


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