Tourém is a village and parish (freguesia) in the municipality of Montalegre in the far north of Portugal. The main part of the territory of the parish stretches as a small peninsula of Portuguese land within Spanish territory. The northern extremity of the parish is, in formal terms, a Portuguese exclave within Spain, being separated from the rest of the Parish, and the rest of Portugal, by a lake in Spanish territory. This is one of only two exclaves of Portugal.[citation needed] The parish has an area of 16,61 km² and 112 inhabitants (2021).[1]

Tourém
Coordinates: 41°53′34″N 7°57′14″W / 41.8929°N 7.9539°W / 41.8929; -7.9539
Country Portugal
RegionNorte
Intermunic. comm.Alto Tâmega
DistrictVila Real
MunicipalityMontalegre
Area
 • Total16.61 km2 (6.41 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)
 • Total112
 • Density6.7/km2 (17/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC±00:00 (WET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01:00 (WEST)
Postal code
5470
PatronSao Pedro

References edit

  1. ^ INE. "Censos 2021 - resultados preliminares".