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Parceiros e Azoia United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2025-01-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Parceiros e Azoia, Concelho de Leiria, Distrito de Leiria

See also:

Parceiros e Azoia United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2025

Former Parceiros commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Parceiros commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Jan 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

Coat of Arms

[Parceiros commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta,21 May 2016

Shield Argent with base wavy of Azure and Argent, two eradicated pines Vert, acc. to source fruited Or, connected by a ribbon Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PARCEIROS - LEIRIA".
Meaning:
"Parceiros" means "partners", thus the two connected trees are an allusion to the commune's name.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 January 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2016

Presentation of Parceiros

Parceiros was one of the 20 communes of Leiria Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 4664 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2016

Former Azoia Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Azoia commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 21 May 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, in base a vine plant Vert with four bunches of grapes Purpure, in chief a wheel Azure bladed Sable at dexter and a cogwheel Gules at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "AZOIA - LEIRIA".
Meaning:
The bladed wheel is an attribute of St. Catherine, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 April 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2016

Presentation of Azoia

Azoia was one of the 20 communes of Leiria Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 2276 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 21 May 2016

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