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Religiously speaking, there is no Póvoa de Varzim parish; it was divided into three parishes in 1935, parochial identity of its main quarters (Bairro Norte, Bairro Sul and Bairro da Matriz) predate this event. Póvoa de Varzim ecclesiastical parish (Santa Maria de Varzim Parish) existed only between
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709:Codicheira
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563:Junqueira
447:City Hall
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178:Barreiros
172:Montgeron
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205:See also
831:Tricana
679:Esteiro
670:Fragosa
645:Redonda
320:Economy
305:Culture
300:History
240:May 17,
189:Gândara
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