Negreiros e Chavão United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-05-04 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Negreiros e Chavão, Concelho de Barcelos, Distrito de Braga

• Negreiros e Chavão United Commune
• Former Negreiros Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of
• Former Chavão Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of

• Barcelos Municipality
• Portugal

Negreiros e Chavão United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 May 2024

Former Negreiros commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, a corn cob Or, in chief a millstone Argent at dexter and a millstone Sable at sinister. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "NEGREIROS - BARCELOS".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 August 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Presentation of Negreiros

Negreiros Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 1618 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Former Chavão Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Gules, a key in pale Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CHAVÃO-BARCELOS".
Source:
Meaning:
"Chavão" is derived from Latin proper name "Flavianus", which means "key" (Port.: chave). The arms are thus canting.
Sourcse: this webpage and this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 November 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Presentation of Chavão

Chavão Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 746 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

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