Vila Verde
Vila Verde is a municipality in the district of Braga in Portugal. The population in 2011 was 47,888, in an area of 228.67 km².
The present Mayor is António Vilela, of the Social Democratic Party. The municipal holiday is June 13.
The county of Vila Verde has a little bit over 150 years of existence, and is one of the biggest counties in the Minho Province.Parishes
Administratively, the municipality is divided into 33 civil parishes :
- Aboim da Nóbrega e Gondomar
- Atiães
- Cabanelas
- Carreiras
- Cervães
- Coucieiro
- Dossãos
- Escariz
- Esqueiros, Nevogilde e Travassós
- Freiriz
- Gême
- Lage
- Lanhas
- Loureira
- Marrancos e Arcozelo
- Moure
- Oleiros
- Oriz
- Parada de Gatim
- Pico
- Pico de Regalados, Gondiães e Mós
- Ponte
- Ribeira do Neiva
- Sabariz
- Sande, Vilarinho, Barros e Gomide
- São Miguel do Prado
- Soutelo
- Turiz
- Vade
- Valbom, Passô e Valbom
- Valdreu
- Vila de Prado
- Vila Verde e Barbudo
Vila Verde and surrounding region have many historical monuments.
