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Elevation Of The Village Of Madalena, In The Municipality Of Vila Nova De Gaia, Porto District, Village

Original Language Title: Elevação da povoação da Madalena, no município de Vila Nova de Gaia, distrito do Porto, à categoria de vila

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Project Law No 736 /X/4.

ELEVATION OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE MADALENA THE VILLAGE

I-Historical framework

The Madalena, is a settlement of the Vila Nova de Gaia concelho, with signs of presence

human since time immemorial, what is attested by its toponym and the discovery

of diverse archeological testimonies, case of the Mamoa of the Cerro and Paleolithic Station

of the Cerro.

It is not secure the origin of your designation, however, the first reference

bibliographic, is from February 1125. Currently the Madalena is a hamlet,

made up of 16 seats, respectively: Aguim; Village Nova; Ateans; Cerro; Choupelo;

Costa; Funchers; Gangdara; Church; Maninho; Navy; Marmoiral; Oliveiras; Passadouro;

Pity and Sameiro. The seat of the freguesia of the same name, situated in the county of Vila

New from Gaia, comarch, district and diocese of Porto, with a setting of 6 km² of

area.

II-Collective, cultural and associations

In 2001, the Censuses ascertained a population of 9,425 resident citizens, of which

8,000 voters, consequence of the passage of the agricultural sector to the sector of

services, resulting from existing infrastructure and economic and social dynamism

itself from the concelain of Vila Nova de Gaia.

In recent years, development has been verified at a dynamic pace, thanks to the

construction of the Entrepreneurship Park of the Madalena as well as by the proximity of the

Madalena to the center of the county and to the district capital, of which dist, only 6 Kms.

Incidentally, in the respect of infrastructure the Madalena is particularly well

apetchada, availing and surpassing the requirements required by Article 12 of the Law n.

11/82, of June 2.

Today, the existing equipment in the freguesia is repairing the following:

Teaching

The Vertical Grouping of Schools of the Madalena, is composed of 1,400 students,

distributed as follows:

-three schools of preschools education;

-three schools of the basic education;

-an EB 2.3, with more than 600 students.

There is, still the Infantary of the People's House of the Madalena, with 150 children and two

private kindergartens, with 100 children each.

Health

-Extension of Health of the Madalena;

-2 Pharmacies

-Laboratory of clinical analyses, in addition to various medical offices.

Social support

-Nursery House of the People's House, with kindergarten and ATL

-Convivid Centre, of the Junta of Freguesia of the Madalena;

-Day Centre, with Household Support and Creche, under construction (PARES);

-Convivid hall, at the Paroquial Center of the Madalena.

Equipment

-a post office;

-two Banking Agencies;

-Auditorium of the freguesia of the Madalena;

-Church Array, of Santa Maria Madalena;

-Chapel Our Lady of Fatima;

-Social and Parochial Centre of the Madalena;

-Cemetery;

-House of Culture of the Madalena;

-The Atlantic Municipal Pavilion of the Madalena;

-Camping Park of the Madalena;

-Home Tavares Bastos;

-residential, with 8 bedrooms;

-Corporate Park of the Madalena, with 15 pavilions;

-Madalena Business Centre, (under construction);

-Commercial establishments;

-Small and medium-sized industries.

Public transport

-STCP, 3 careers

-transport company "Espirito Santo", with two careers

-CP, a apaker.

Institutions

-Association of Pais of the Maninho;

-Association of Parents of the Marmoiral;

-Association of Pals of Pena;

-Association of Pais da Quinta do Vale;

-Defence Association of the Praia da Madalena;

-Madalena Youth Association;

-Association of Social Solidarity of the Madalena;

-Social and Parochial Centre of the Madalena;

-Atlantic Club of the Madalena;

-Olympic Football Club of the Madalena;

-Female S. Vicente conference of Paul;

-Fanfarra Youth of the Madalena;

-Folkloric Group of the Madalena;

-Motard Group of the Madalena;

-Ideal Madalenese Club;

-MADAPE;

-Orphean of the Madalena and

-Columbophile Society of the Madalena;

III-Appreciation of the legal criteria and conclusions

Initially regulated by the provisions of Law No. 11/82 of June 2, the scheme of

creation of freguesias and the designation and determination of the category of the stands is

today deeply altered.

If it is certain that the scheme for the creation of freguesies is regulated by Law No. 8/93, of

March 5, with the wording conferred by Law No. 51-A/93 of July 9, remain

in the normative of 1982 the requirements for the designation and the determination of the category of the

stands.

From the above it occurs, easily, that the settlement of the Madalena, gathers all

the legal requirements, in particular of Articles 12 and 13 of the said diploma ..,

Reaffirm that over the course of time, firm agricultural, commercial and provision activity

of services in the Madalena, were responsible for their continued development.

Thus, pursuant to Law No. 11/82 of June 2, under the provisions

applicable constitutional and regimental, the deputies of the Party Parliamentary Group

Socialist undersigned present the following draft law:

Single article

The settlement of the Madalena, in the village of Vila Nova de Gaia, is elevated to

category of village.

Palace of Saint Benedict, April 9, 2009

The PS Deputies