Parish of Campolide

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The Campolide Parish was created in 1959 on the lands of the former territory of São Sebastião da Pedreira and Santa Isabel; is located in the center of Lisbon. In times past it was the land of good wines. The Marquês de Pombal owned farms in the parish of Campolide.


The Campolide Parish is the seventeenth most populous parish in Lisbon.





The Campolide Parish is located in the center of the municipality of Lisbon. From the Cathedral of Lisbon to the Parish of Campolide it is only 5 km away. From Campolide it is easy to visit the Historic Center of Lisbon.

Area and Population

Declining resident population
With 2.77 km², the Campolide Parish has a population of 14,794 inhabitants (INE, 2021). In 2011, the parish had 15,460 inhabitants (idem), having had a slight drop in population resident during this period.
The Parish of Campolide already had its glory days, in the 1960s and 1970s, when it had nearly 34,000 inhabitants, compared to half today! From 1960 (33,764 inhab.) to the 2021 census (14,794 inhab.), Campolide lost more than half (56.18%) of its resident population!

Tourist attractions

The Águas Livres Aqueduct, Staircase of the Old Jesuit College, Chapel of the old College of Jesuits, some churches and other attractions.

Aqueduct of Águas Livres

The Aqueduct of Águas Livres, whose construction dates from the beginning of the 17th century (1731, more exactly), is a water collection and distribution system for the City of Lisbon. The Aqueduct of Águas Livres, as we admire it today, it was built on the old Roman water distribution system by King Dom João V.
It is one of Lisbon's tourist attractions and is worth a visit for what impresses us. One of Lisbon's postcards, the Águas Livres Aqueduct was built between 1731 and completed in 1748. It functioned until 1967. The Museum of Water works in the aqueduct.
Find out more: Aqueduct of Águas Livres

The Jesuit College

The Colégio de Campolide, of the Jesuits of the Society of Jesus, was a teaching establishment that operated during the second half of the 19th century. The Jesuits created the College and became famous for teaching science in order to prove that they were obscurantists, an accusation made against them.
Nowadays, these historic facilities are part of the Universidade Nova de Lisboa heritage, which, including changed original.

Location

The Parish of Campolide is limited to the north by the Parish of São Domingos de Benfica, to the east, with the Parish of Avenidas Novas, to the southeast, with the Parish of Santo Antônio, to the southwest with Alcântara and to the south with the Parish of Campo de Ourique and to the west with Benfica.

Campolide Attractions

Highlights for the Águas Livres Aqueduct, the Panels of Avenida Gulbekian and the Campolide Stadium, the former College of the Jesuits.

Gastronomy

Lovers of good food and good wines can find good addresses in the parish of Campolide. Learn more: Restaurants.

+ Information

• Address: R. de Campolide 24 B
• Telephone: 213 884 607
• Official Link: JF de Campolide • Social networks: www.facebook.com/jfcampolide/ , Instagram: @jfcampolide
• Contact by email: geral@jf-campolide.ptp
• Opening hours:
  From 8 am to 4:30 pm, Monday to Friday

Campolide Parish Guide

To get to know the Parish of Campolide better, visit the website:
Campolide Parish Guide !

Lisbon Region

For those who stay a little longer, discovering the surroundings and the Greater Lisbon also, it is an unmissable program.