It was incorporated in 2013, as part of a national administrative reform, by the aggregation of the former parishes of Águeda and Borralha, headquartered in Águeda (Diário da República, 1st Series, No. 19, Law No. 11-A January 2013).

It is located in the center of the municipality and is bathed by the rivers Águeda and Alfusqueiro. This parish is located next to the main roads connecting the north to the south and the coast to the interior. This characteristic gave the city a predominantly commercial feature, to which would join the industry.