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![[Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-lmgbm.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 22 Nov 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Nov 2024
![[Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-lmg).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 22 Nov 2024
Shield Vert semy of holly twigs Or fruited Gules, issuant from flanches base wavy Argent and Azure barruly wavy of four a hump bridge Argent masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE BIGORNE, MAGUEIJA E PRETAROUCA".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Nov 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 11 July 2014, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Nov 2024
Bigorne, Magueija e Pretarouca is one of the four communes of Lamego Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 575 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 20,14 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Nov 2024
![[Bigorne commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lmgbm-bg.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 21 Nov 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Nov 2024
![[Bigorne commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lmgbm-bg).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 21 Nov 2024
Shield Argent two arrows Gules in saltire and pointing down, on chief a ram head caboshed Gules, armed Sable, on base a holly twig Vert fruited Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "BIGORNE".
Meaning:
The arrows are an attribute of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Nov 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 28 February 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Nov 2024
Bigorne was one of the ten communes of Lamego Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 46 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,98 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Nov 2024
![[Magueija commune flag (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lmgbm-mg.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 21 Nov 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Nov 2024
![[Magueija commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lmgbm-mg).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta,
Shield Or a mound of three coupeaux issuant from base wavy Argent and Azure barrully wavy, on chief two chestnut logs Vert fruited proper in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "MAGUEIJA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Nov 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 August 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Nov 2024
Magueija was one of the ten communes of Lamego Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 591 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 10,90 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Nov 2024
Pretarouca was one of the ten communes of Lamego Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 69 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,26 km². The commune had no proper symbols.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Nov 2024
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