Rio Meão


Rio Meão is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Santa Maria da Feira. The population in 2011 was 4,931, in an area of 6.68 km².

History

The parish was first mentioned in the 8th century as "Rius Medianus". The name of the parish comes from a small river south of the parish and is located between Santa Maria da Feira and Paços de Brandão. In 1220, it became a parish.
Sancho I received the parish, the Ordem do Hospitel, it later reorganized into a settlement of the Portuguese territory.

Sites of interest

The parishes contains three historic traditional houses: