La Verneda i la Pau

La Verneda i la Pau is the northernmost neighborhood of the '' Sant Martí'' district of

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). It borders the neighboring municipality of

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. Until the 1950s, most of its area was occupied by

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with some '' masies'' (such as ''Can Planas'', ''Ca l'Arnó'', ''Can Riera'' or ''Can Cadena'') spread over it. Like most of Barcelona's

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s, such as

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, Santa Coloma de Gramenet or

, La Verneda also saw a dramatic population increase during the following years (specially in the 1960s), resulting in a rapid construction of significantly high buildings and a lack of basic services. The latter situation was partially reversed during the following decades due to continued demanding from residents associations. There is only one

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station located inside the neighborhood limits, La Pau, but there are also some near stations frequently used by inhabitants from La Verneda, such as Sant Martí, Besòs and Verneda (strangely, the latter is located not only outside the La Verneda neighborhood but also in another municipality: Sant Adrià de Besòs). Neighbourhoods of Barcelona Sant Martí (district) {{Barcelona-geo-stub