Rio de Fornos

Rio de Fornos is a village near Vinhais, in the district of Bragança, province of Trás-os-Montes, in the North of Portugal.

The name comes from the fact that ovens used to be made out of clay that came from this river.

This land was a donation that had been made in time of D. Afonso II who reigned from 1211 to 1222.

In 1796, Rio de Fornos was governed by the parish of Our Lady of Expectação, with cure appointed by the County (freguesia) Paçó and recorded on that date, 35 fogos with 133 inhabitants, with 58 men and 75 women.

At 2011 Rio de Fornos estimated population was 85.

Rio de Fornos