Freitas e Vila Cova is a
civil parish
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in the
northern
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Portuguese
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municipality
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of
Fafe
Fafe () is a municipality in the northern Portuguese district of Braga. The population in 2021 was 48,502, in an area of approximately (. The city itself had a population of 14,144 in 2001. The present mayor is Antero Barbosa, elected by the Socia ...
, in the
district of Braga
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.
History
The population in 2011 of the former civil parishes included 804 inhabitants,
[Instituto Nacional de Estatística (INE)]
Census 2011 results according to the 2013 administrative division of Portugal in an area of approximately .
It was formed in 2013 through the merger of the former-parishes of
Freitas and Vila Cova.
Architecture
Civic
* Freitas Primary School pt, Escola Primária de Freitas)
Religious
* Chapel of Santa Marinha ( pt, Capela de Santa Marinha)
* Chapel of Santo António ( pt, Capela de Santo António)
References
Freguesias of Fafe
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