Vila Nova de São Bento is a former civil parish in the municipality of Serpa, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Vila Nova de São Bento e Vale de Vargo.[1] It covers an area of 241.69 square kilometers and had 3,430 inhabitants in 2001.

Vila Nova de São Bento
Civil parish
Coat of arms
Vila Nova de São Bento Location in Portugal
Coordinates: 37.927°N 7.411°W / 37.927; -7.411
Country	Portugal
Region	Alentejo
District	Beja
Municipality	Serpa
Disbanded	2013
Area
• Total	241.69 km2 (93.32 sq mi)
Population  (2001)
• Total	3,430
• Density	14/km2 (37/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC±00:00 (WET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+01:00 (WEST)

It became a town on April 19, 1988, and until then, was called Aldeia Nova de São Bento. Its patron saint is St. Benedict and its annual festival alternates between the months of May and September.

Notable people

• Filipe La Féria
• Manuel Monge
• Monge da Silva
• Dinarte Branco

References

External links

• Official site

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