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Franco e Vila Boa United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2022-10-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Franco e Vila Boa, Concelho de Mirandela, Distrito de Mirandelança


[Franco e Vila Boa united commune] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Mar 2018
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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Mar 2018

Coat of arms

[Franco e Vila Bo united commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Mar 2018

Shield Azure, a heraldic fountain, accompanied in chief by two fountain nozzles Or, in base two wheat ears Or tied Argent with their stems in saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE FRANCO E VILA BOA".
Meaning:
This coat of arms is a very straighforward combination of the preexisting component communes' arms : The grain ears and fountain from Franco and the fountain nozzles from Vila Boa. Given its text length, I think that the scroll type is the new, extra long type, but I didn't see an image of these arms yet.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Mar 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 9 May 2016
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Mar 2018

Presentation of Franco e Vila Bo

Franco e Vila Bo Commune is one of the 30 communes of Mirandela Municipality; the former villages together had 334 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 26.3 km².
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Mar 2018

Former Franco commune (until 2013)

[Franco (Mirandela) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 27 Dec 2017

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Dec 2017

Coat of arms

[ (Mirandela) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by , 27 Dec 2017

Shield Azure, a heraldic fountain, accompanied in chief by two watermill wheels Or, in base two wheat ears Or tied Argent with their stems in saltire and. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FRANCO - MIRANDELA".
Source:
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Dec 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 February 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Dec 2017

Presentation of Franco

Franco Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mirandela Municipality; it had 244 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 17.2 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 27 Dec 2017

Former Vila Boa commune (until 2013)

[Vila Boa (Mirandela) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 5 Mar 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Mar 2018

Coat of arms

[Vila Boa (Mirandela) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by , 5 Mar 2018

Shield Vert, a covered vase Or between three fountain nozzles Argent playing Azure and Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILA BOA - MIRANDELA".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Mar 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 9 January 2001
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Mar 2018

Presentation of Vila Boa

Vila Boa Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mirandela Municipality; it had 90 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.3 km².
Source: Portuguese WIKIPEDIA
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Mar 2018

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