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Campos e Vila Meã United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Campos e Vila Meã, Concelho de Vila Nova de Cerveira, Distrito de

Last modified: 2015-04-11 by klaus-michael schneider
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Campos e Vila Meã united commune

[Campos e Vila Meã united commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or, two cogwheels Gules ordered per fess between a fessy palm leaf Vert in chief and a base consisting of three barrulets (Azure over Argent over Azure) charged with two red fish affronty within the barrulet Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CAMPOS E VILA MEÃ".
Meaning:
The palm leaf was an element of the coats of arms of both former communes, the cogwheels are taken from the arms of former Campos Commune, the fish are a modification of a charge from the arms of former Vila Meã Commune.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 February 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider,31 Mar 2015


Presentation of Campos e Vila Meã

Campos e Vila Meã Commune is one of the 11 communes of Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality (q.v.); its communes had 1714inhabitants in 2011 and it covers 7.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


Former Campos commune (until 2013)

[Campos commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,31 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, two cogwheels Argent ordered per fess between a fessy palm leaf Or in chief and a base wavy of Argent and Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CAMPOS - VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 October 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


Presentation of Campos

Campos Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality (q.v.); it had 1367 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


Former Vila Meã commune (until 2013)

[Vila Meã commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Sérgio Horta,31 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or, a throughout, embattled wall Gules masoned Sable between a fessy palm leaf Vert in chief and FISH Azure in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "VILA MEÃ - VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 January 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


Presentation of Vila Meã

Vila Meã Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality (q.v.); it had 347 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015


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