Castanheira de Pera

Castanheira de Pera (), often erroneously written Castanheira de Pêra, is a Portuguese municipality in the historical Beira Litoral province, in Central Region and district of Leiria. The population in 2011 was 3,191, in an area of 66.77 km².

The present Mayor is Fernando José Pires Lopes, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is on July 4.

Parishes

Administratively, the municipality consists of 1 civil parish (freguesia):

• Castanheira de Pera e Coentral

Climate

Notable people

• Kalidás Barreto (1932–2020) a Portuguese accountant and trade unionist; active in Castanheira de Pera where he died
• João Carvalho (born 1997) a Portuguese footballer with nearly 200 club caps, he plays for Nottingham Forest F.C.

References

External links

• Municipality official website