Figueira e Barros Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Figueira e Barros, Concelho de Avis, Distrito de Portalegre

Last modified: 2015-02-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Presentation of Figueira e Barros

• Avis Municipality
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2015

Shield Or, a fig tree eradicated Vert fruited Purpure between two clay pots Gules. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black initials: "FIGUEIRA E BARROS".
Meaning:
The coat of arms is canting displaying the fig tree (Portugues: figueiro) and the pots (Portuguese: barros).
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 July 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Presentation of Figueira e Barros

Figueira e Barros Commune is one of the six communes of Avis Municipality (q.v.); it had 309 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 70.23 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Feb 2015

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