Type: | parish |
Official Name: | Vimeiro |
Region: | Oeste e Vale do Tejo |
Cim: | Oeste |
District: | Lisbon |
Municipality: | Lourinhã |
Coordinates: | 39.178°N -9.318°W |
Area Total: | 7.08 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Total: | 1470 |
Vimeiro (pronounced as /pt/) is a freguesia (civil parish) in the municipality of Lourinhã in west-central Portugal. It is in the District of Lisboa. The population in 2011 was 1,470,[1] in an area of 7.08 km².[2]
Vimeiro was the site of the 1808 Battle of Vimeiro, where British forces under the Duke of Wellington defeated the French, ending the first French invasion of Portugal. A monument was dedicated in Vimeiro on August 21, 1908, the 100th anniversary of the battle, by Manuel II of Portugal.