Quinta da França

An estate of 500 hectares located in Covilhã that has been a pilot-farm for sustainable agricultural practices

The area is spread over forest, farmland and pastures. It is flanked by the river Zêzere and the Ribeira de Caria stream. This estate is composed of diverse and attractive landscape, suitable for multiple services.

Livestock production is of particular importance, with extensive cattle and semi-extensive sheep systems. As a complement to this, agricultural land is dominated by cornfields and pasture.

In the wooded areas oak (Pyrenean oak) dominates, with small clumps of hardwoods and softwoods. Patches of maritime pine and riparian corridors complete the landscape mosaic.

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Pasture and riparian corridor

The production of beef is made in an extensive way

Vegetation layers in the riparian corridor

Road network

Meteorological station in Quinta da França

Oakland during winter

Quinta da França in the press

EDP supports pastures that retain carbon to compensate for national emmissions A Portuguese invention indeed EDP invests half a million euros in Quinta da França EDP invests in agro-forestry to receive free licences for CO2 emmissions EDP invests half a million in Covilhã On EDP - Good climate