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Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castelo. The present Mayor is Prof. Vitor Paulo Pereira, elected by the Socialist Party. The municipal holiday is August 10.


Parishes

The municipality is composed of 16 parishes: *
Agualonga Agualonga is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Caste ...
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Bico e Cristelo Bico e Cristelo is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do ...
* Castanheira *
Cossourado e Linhares Cossourado e Linhares is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of V ...
* Coura * Cunha *
Formariz e Ferreira Formariz e Ferreira is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Formariz and Ferreira. The population in 2011 was 998,Infesta *
Insalde e Porreiras Insalde e Porreiras is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Vian ...
* Mozelos * Padornelo * Parada *
Paredes de Coura e Resende Paredes de Coura e Resende is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Paredes de Coura and Resende. The population in 2011 was 2,099,Romarigães Romarigães is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Cas ...
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Rubiães Rubiães is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castel ...
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Vascões Vascões is a civil parish in the municipality of Paredes de Coura Paredes de Coura () is a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 9,198, in an area of 138.19 km2. The municipality is located in the district of Viana do Castel ...


Paredes de Coura Festival

The town is internationally famous for the Paredes de Coura summer rock festival.


Notable people

* Tomás Rodrigues da Cunha (1598–1638) a Portuguese lay brother in the Order of Discalced Carmelites, known as ''
Redemptus of the Cross Redemptus of the Cross (also Redemptorus), (15 March 1598 – 27 November 1638) was a Portuguese lay brother in the Order of Discalced Carmelites. He was put to death along with other members of a group sent to Aceh by Portuguese authorities. Li ...
''. Beatified in 1900 by Pope Leo XIII


References


External links


Municipality official websiteParedes de Coura Festival
Municipalities of Viana do Castelo District {{VianadoCastelo-geo-stub