Grijó () is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into the new parish Grijó e Sermonde. The population in 2011 was 10,578,Instituto Nacional de Estatística in an area of 11.33 km².Eurostat It is the birthplace of André Gomes who plays for Lille OSC.
History Grijó was the seat of a municipality until the beginning of the 19th century. The municipality was composed of a single parish and, in 1801, had 1,523 inhabitants.
History
On 10–11 May 1809, in the context of the Peninsular War, the Battle of Grijó took place near the town of Grijó.
See also
Tourism in Vila Nova de Gaia Municipalities of Portugal
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