Ansião

Ansião is a municipality in Leiria District in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 13,128, in an area of 176.09 km².

The present Mayor is António José Domingues, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is Ascension Day.

Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 6 civil parishes (freguesias):
 * Alvorge
 * Ansião (parish)
 * Avelar
 * Chão de Couce
 * Pousaflores
 * Santiago da Guarda

International relations
Ansião is twinned with the cities of Erbach in Germany, the Brazilian cities of Santos and São Vicente, and Mosteiros in the Cape Verdian Islands.