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BILL OF LAW N. 537/X

ELEVATION OF LAVOS, IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF THE FOZ FIG TREE, TO THE CATEGORY OF VILLAGE

Exhibition of reasons

1. The origins and historical evolution

The toponym Lavos derives from the Latin term "lavanus", of uncertain origin, through the Portuguese

ancient "gravestones", which held up to the sixteenth century.

Lavos is ancient settlement. It was couture, village and seat of concelho. Your couture already appears

mentioned in the testamentary donation made by the Abbot Peter (deceased in 1100), of the church

from S. Julion (Figueira da Foz) to the Sé de Coimbra.

Invaded after sarracens, met several invested, epidemics and consequent

mortanties that contributed to it being short of their settlement. The first

attempt to repopulate the region has deposed to the action of the bishop of Coimbra, João Anaia (1148-

1154), which will have distributed the couture of Lavos and other villas annexed by 7 settlers under

condition of taking talar habits.

Not basing the unsuccessful of this initiative, it turned out to generate some contentment among the Sé

of Coimbra and the Monastery of Santa Cruz, both claimants of the right of possession on these

land. It will be by bula of 1203, that the couture of Lavos passes to the possession and landlord of the Sé de

Coimbra.

In 1217, the then Lavos of the Navy receives foral from D. Afonso II. D. Manuel grant him

foral new in 1519, designating it by Lavans . The primitive township of Port of Washings

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would, however, be buried by the devastating power of the sands of the oceanic dunes and, between

1628-1632, its church rebuilt in a top quota, in the Tojal. However, new

soterrations compelled to erect new temple on higher ground (1743), choosing the

place of Santa Luzia, where still, incidentally, it remains.

Only at inproceedings from the séc. Nineteenth, with a plan for the arborization of the dunes of Lavos, put an end to the

devastating power of the bustling and dangerous sands. Lavos and Paião formed a

concelho that, in 1853, would be extinguished and attached to that of the Figueira.

2. Route of the Salinas or a mandatory visit to the salt gardens .

The salines are an integral part of the history, culture and landscape of this region.

From the beginnings of nationality to a recent past, the exploitation of salt in the

estuary of the Mondego was one of its main economic activities. The typology of the

salines and the technology of production assume in this concelho certain specificities

that do not occur in other salineous regions of Portugal and Europe, having survived

up to our days an artisanal technique, extremely well taken care of and well suited to the

half, which prints to the salinas of the Morraceira and Armazwarehouses of Lavos, a true character

from Gardens of Sal.

Addressing extremely confined landscapes from the geographical point of view and in

accelerated disappearance, artisanal salines deserve to be conserved, as it

currently are recognized as true cultural legacies to which it is associated

a specific fauna and flora that often comprises species and communities of

great natural value.

By virtue of circumstances several to the secular salt production, around the estuary of the

Mondego, decayed vertiginously from the decades of 60/70, reconverting many

of the abandoned tallions to new and more profitable productions (fish farming). In spite of everything,

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aware that salt marines remain an important part of the landscape, of the

imaginary and historical identity of the concelho, the municipality acquired in 1999 a Salina do

Hall of the Cobra, sita in Armazwarehouses of Lavos.

The community projects ALLAS (All About Salt-2000-2003) and Sal from the Atlantic (Interreg IIIB

-2005-2007) were fundamental to enable the municipality to develop a multiplicity

of extended actions to the most diverse sectors and interests, within the framework of partnerships and

strategic lines of performance defined by the respective programmes.

Since the studies on biodiversity in the salines of the Mondego estuary, the

cartographic survey in SIG drawn up on the Salgado of Foz's Figueira, to the

process for certification of traditional salt, to encourage participation and creation of encounters

between traditional salt producers, the holding of seminars and academic encounters in

around themed, to the traditional salt festivals promoted, to the creation of pedestrian routes,

to the actions to raise awareness of the importance of salt "such which" in the community at large, in the

school community, in the scientific community, in the consumer and in the hotel units and

of restoration, to the campaigns of valorisation of salt as an economic, cultural and

tourist, the dissemination of the activity of the marnoto, to the research produced on the history

of the Salgado ... several have been the efforts, actions and projects developed in the sense of

revitalize this activity so very own from this true eco-museum that, from Lavos, the

concelho shares and disseminates attentive to its environmental, social, economic and

cultural.

The Salina of the Cobra Corridor must therefore be seen as an interpretable whole (saline,

warehouse, core and route), functioning as a productive and demonstrative unit, but

also as a training area for new marnovers, as a pedagogical unit, as

laboratory, as a pure and simple fruition ecosystem for nature lovers and

pedestrians, with a global strategy of preservation, maintenance and dissemination of this

activity.

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3. Traditions

-Parties in honour of Our Lady of Conceição, on the Costa de Lavos, at the beginning of the month of

September

-Parties in honour of Our Lady of the Light, on July 25, in Carvalhais

-Parties in honour of Saint António, on June 13, in Santa Luzia

-Parties in honour of Saint John, on June 24, in Regalheiras

-Parties in honour of St. George in the month of May in Bizorreio.

In addition, they practise in the freguesia, still, the traditional games of the goat-blind, of the

pith, traction, matrices, domino, the "donkey" (letters) and the target shot.

4. Geographic, physical and socio-economic characterization

The freguesia of Lavos is located in the South of the Figueira da Foz's concelain in the district of

Coimbra, on the left bank of the Mondego River, from whose seat concelhia dists about 12

kms. It has as border freguesias Saint Peter and Vila Verde to North; Paiao to Nascent and

Navy of Ondas to South.

With an area of about 44 kms2, Lavos consists of the following places: Armazdepots,

Bizorreiro, Boavista, Cabecinhos, Couple of the Adons, Carvalhais, Baroque, Regalheiras, Santa

Luzia, part of the Outer, Franco and the Costa de Lavos.

Lavos settles on the areais to the South of the Mondego. The primitive hamlet has disappeared little to

little, under the sand: A this phenomenon called "flooding of the sands coming from the sea". To

putting an end to the devasimity of the move-in dunes has found itself a solution in the arborization.

Thus, in 1802 it was handed over to the academician José Bonifácio de Andrade e Silva the function of

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sow and plant the areals of the coast. But the seedles were mostly destroyed

by the patrolling of the troops of Junot, by the coast, at the French Intressions.

Only in 1906 were they finally sown the grounds of this area to the coast of Lavos,

due to the forest restocking process which, on the occasion, was being carried out

all over the Country. Thus, it was due to the seedlets that the moveable dunes stood

dormant. If this way had not occurred Armazdepots and Regalheiras would already be submerged.

They are lively and contrasting the colours that paint themselves the natural riches of this freguesia. The

white of the salt of the island of Morraceira, the green of the pinhais and eucalyptics, the chestnut of the land

arable finish of revolver, the blue and white of the sea praiing over the sands of the beach of the

Coast of Lavos, the colourful of the boats of its fishermen. Of this locality was considerable

the number of sea men who departed, one day, for the hard faina of the cod fishery

in the seas of the North Atlantic.

It has already kept in the memory the sound of the wrist-wracked iron in the forge of its former blacksmiths of this

freguesia. In the canners and in the expressive attire of their folklore groups remain, in the

however, echoes and colours of traditions that time does not erase or faint.

5. Demography

According to CENSOS 2001, the Lavos freguesia owned 4,171 residents and 3,505 voters

census. In a percentage analysis of this population core approximately 25% of the

inhabitants are children and young people, corresponding 52% to the percentage of adults in age

active. Relatively for the elderly account for approximately 23% of the local population.

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6. Erected Heritage:

In Santa Luzia, right in the heart of the freguesia, the beautiful Paroquial Church (séc. XVIII) that

welcomes Our Lady of the Conception, orago of the freguesia, receives also the prayers and

praises to Saint Luzia, of special devotion in the hamlet. It's perhaps the church that stands out the most

among the parochial counterparts of the county, not least by the profusion of elements

decorations.

Highlights: the baptismal sink in stone of Ançã, from the séc. XVI; on the arch-cruise a

image, in wood, of Santa Luzia that welcomes and watches the faithful; the main replank and

collateral, of rococo aesthetics, in gilded wood and marmored in the séc. XVIII; the chapel of the

Confraria of the Santissima Sacramento with the sculptorial representation of the Trinity, in

polychrome limestone, from the séc. XVI; defaced, in the chapel of the Almas, an image, of roca, of the

Pietá . From the chapel-mor stands out the beautiful replank and a Saint School placed in one of the

side edics. The patron is represented on canvas, painted by Pascoal Parente in

1789, placed on the right side wall of the ship. The roof, with its 45 coffins in

wood, is without a doubt worthy of highlight. Despite all the coffins present

different motive, only that of the middle is figurative, representing the padroeira. Finally,

reference to the golden talha organ and marmoreada (séc. XVIII) in the chorus-high. This church

is found in classification routes as real estate of public interest. Has been the target of

restores and recent improvements, at the level of the facade and its interior.

7. The Collective and Public Interest Equipment

In the settlement of Lavos is seated the Regional Health Administration of the Centre, Sub-

health region of Coimbra.

In addition to this public service we can find in Lavos various equipment

collective, of which:

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-The Day and Lar Center of Our Lady of Light

-The Day Center and A.T.L. of Our Lady of Conceição

-7 Lars and centres of social support

-1 Garden-of-childhood

-The House of the People

-1 Medical advisor

-1 Laboratory of clinical analysis

-1 Pharmacy

-4 Preprimary Schools

-5 E.B.'s 1

-1 Station of CTT

-Array Church

-Chapel of St. George.

-Chapel Our Lady of Light

-Museum of the Sal

At the level of social / cultural equipment, Lavos has:

-Carvalhense Recreational and Cultural Center

-Carvalhese Musical Artistic Society

-Sport Club of Lavos

-Sports Club of the Coast of Lavos

-South Mondego Hunters Club

-Moto Club of the South of the Mondego

-Young People's Group of the Freguesia of Lavos

-Folklore Ranch "The Salineiras of Lavos"

-Folclic and Etnographic Ranch of the Carvalhais

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8. Economic activities and commercial and industrial establishments

At the industrial level stands out the Factory of SOPORCEL-Portuguese Society of Paper, SA.

Add to this list:

-1 Footwear Manufacturer

-1 Civil construction company.

Already in what concerne to trade and services, Lavos is prolivies with:

-2 Carpintaries and marceneries

-3 Serralharias

-2 Supermarkets

-1 Bakery

-3 Pastries and confectioneries

-10 Cafes

-4 Mercearia

-1 Average Surface

-1 Food product company

-2 Talho and sausage

-7 Restaurants

-1 Home

-2 hairdressers and barbers

-2 Companies of cosmetic products

-1 Ready-to-wear

-1 Shooting

-1 Store

-2 Enterprises of import and export of fishery products

-7 Piscicultures

-3 Companies from studies, management, accounting and consulting.

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Thus, in the applicable regimental and legal terms, the undersigned Deputy presents the

following draft law:

Single article

The Settlement of Lavos, in the Councelain of Foz's Figueira, is elevated to the category of Vila.

Palace of Saint Benedict, June 4, 2008.

The Deputy of the Social Democratic Party

Miguel Almeida