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Alfaião Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Alfaião, Concelho de Bragança, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2016-08-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Alfaião commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 3 July 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Sources: communal webpage and this photo
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 July 2016

Coat of arms

[Alfaião commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 3 July 2016

Shield Or, a fountain Gules pouring Azure, in chief three onions Gules leaved Vert set in fess, in base a laundry bundle Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ALFAIÂO".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 July 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: II Série on 17 February 2014
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 July 2016
Source: here

Presentation of Alfaião

Alfaião Commune is one of the 39 communes of Bragança Municipality; it had 173 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 17.6 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 July 2016

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