Macieira de Rates

Negreiros e Chavão is a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Negreiros and Chavão. The population in 2011 was 2,364, in an area of 6.96 km². The main monument of Chavão is the parish church, of Baroque style with a few Romanesque elements.

Fontaínhas is a Portuguese village in the civil parish of Balazar in the district of Póvoa de Varzim. It is on the N206 road at the boundary with the parish of Rates. The Famalicão branch of the Póvoa line reached Fontaínhas station on 7 August 1878 and by 1881 the line from Póvoa de Varzim to Vila Nova de Famalicão was complete. On 31 December 1995 both passenger and goods traffic ceased. Work began in 2007 to resurface the line as a cycle route and footpath, and in 2021 the final section was completed. The route, the Ecopista do Ramal de Famalicão is about 28 kilometres (17 mi) long.

Chorente, Góios, Courel, Pedra Furada e Gueral is a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Chorente, Góios, Courel, Pedra Furada and Gueral. The population in 2011 was 2,568, in an area of 16.09 km².

The Monastery of Rates (Portuguese: Mosteiro de Rates) was a Benedictine monastery located in the parish of Rates in the municipality of Póvoa de Varzim, in Portugal. The part of the monastery that has survived to this day is the bell-tower and, most importantly, the Church dedicated to St Peter of Rates (Igreja Paroquial de São Pedro de Rates), mostly known as Romanesque Church of Rates (Portuguese: Igreja Românica de Rates), which is a national monument since 1910. Reconstruction of the church began at the turn of the 11th to the 12th century, turning it into one of the oldest extant Romanesque churches in Portugal. The medieval period of the monastery of Rates was one of the most important in the Romanesque art in Portugal, by the relations it established with the governing powers, the relevance of its architecture and sculptures with diverse influences make this temple a case study that is reflected in the production of the Romanesque art of the nascent kingdom of Portugal. The origin of the temple, that relate to the church itself, is dated to the Suebi-Visigothic period, although it incorporates older elements dating to the Roman period. Other elements also relate it to Asturian-Leonese period, prior to the prevailing Romanesque reconstruction.

Arcos is a former civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. In 2013, the parish merged into Rio Mau e Arcos, a newer parish. In 2011 the population was 819 in an area of 5.81 km2. It is situated on the Ave River near the north-eastern frontier with the municipality of Barcelos, and resides in the shadow of its larger municipal neighbor.

Paradela is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 850, in an area of 8.36 km2.

Carvalhas is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population as of 2011 was 691, in an area of 3.49 square kilometres (1.35 sq mi).

Rio Mau e Arcos is a civil parish in the municipality of Vila do Conde, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Rio Mau and Arcos. The population in 2011 was 2,681, in an area of 15.70 km².

Igreja de São Cristóvão de Rio Mau is a church in Vila do Conde, Portugal. It is classified as a National Monument.

Pereira is a Portuguese parish, located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 1,318, in an area of 3.85 km².

Remelhe is a Portuguese freguesia ("civil parish"), located in the municipality of Barcelos. The population in 2011 was 1,309, in an area of 6.12 km2.

Milhazes, Vilar de Figos e Faria is a civil parish in the municipality of Barcelos, Portugal. It was formed in 2013 by the merger of the former parishes Milhazes, Vilar de Figos and Faria. The population in 2011 was 2,066, in an area of 12.14 km2.