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Vale de Frades e Avelanoso United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Vale de Frades e Avelanoso, Concelho de Vimioso, Distrito de Bragança

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Former Vale de Frades commune (until 2013)

[ commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by , 23 Mar 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Mar 2017

Coat of arms

[ commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Mar 2017

Shield Argent, two chestnut branches Vert in saltire with their burs cracked Or, issuant from a base wavy Azure charged with a barrulet wavy Argent a five-arched bridge Sable masoned Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VALE DE FRADES".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Mar 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 November 2010
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Mar 2017

Presentation of Vale de Frades

Vale de Frades Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vimioso Municipality; it had 160 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 40.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Mar 2017

Former Avelanoso commune (until 2013)

[Avelanoso commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Mar 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Mar 2017

Coat of arms

[Avelanoso commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 13 Mar 2017

Shield Argent, a sheaf of three wheat ears Vert tied Gules, in chief two hazel twigs Vert fruited Or set per fess, in base a watermill wheel Gules emphasised Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) reading in black upper case letters "AVELANOSO".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Mar 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 5 Januray 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Mar 2017

Presentation of Avelanoso

Avelanoso Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vimioso Municipality; it had 148 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 29.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 14 Mar 2017

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