- Igreja Paroquial de Gandra (Parish Church of Gandra), dedicated to São Martinho.
about the place
Gandra is a civil parish in the municipality of Esposende, in the district of Braga, covering around 5 km². Its patron saint is São Martinho. In 2013 it was merged with Esposende and Marinhas, and regained its independent status under Law no. 25-A/2025. In 2011 it had a population of 1,323 inhabitants.
history
Gandra is a locality in the municipality of Esposende and the seat of the parish of the same name. It covers 5.15 km² and its patron saint is São Martinho, to whom the parish church is dedicated, within the deanery of Esposende.<p>In 2013, as part of the administrative reorganisation, it was merged with the parishes of Esposende and Marinhas, forming the União das Freguesias de Esposende, Marinhas e Gandra. Law no. 25-A/2025 restored the parish.<p>Census records show a growing community: 275 inhabitants in 1864, 766 in 1960, and 1,323 in 2011.
