Forte da Casa is a town and former civil parish in the municipality of Vila Franca de Xira, Portugal. Since 2013, it is part of the civil parish Póvoa de Santa Iria e Forte da Casa. Its population in 2011 was 11,056 in an area of 3.96 km².The town of Forte da Casa takes its name from the Fort of Casa, a fortification that was part of the second line of the Lines of Torres Vedras, built between 1809 and 1810 to defend Lisbon against the French troops during the Peninsular War. The ruins of the fortification can be seen today in a small urban park inside the town.
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Address: Vila Franca de Xira,Póvoa de Santa Iria, Lisbon, Portugal
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