Vale Flor, Carvalhal e Pai Penela United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2022-01-29 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: vale flor | carvalhal(meda) | pai penela | rose(heraldic) | doublemount | wreath(oak) | fleur-de-lis(blue) | tiara | windmill(wheel) |
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União das Freguesias de Vale Flor, Carvalhal e Pai Penela, Concelho de Mêda, Distrito da Guarda

• Former Vale Flor commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Vale Flor
• Former Carvalhal commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Carvalhal
• Former Pai Penela commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Pai Penela

• Mêda Municipality
• Portugal

Former Vale Flor commune (until 2013)

I couldn't find any flag information.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Shield Or, a heraldic rose Gules seeded Or and barbed Vert, issuant from base a doublemount Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VALE FLOR".
Meaning:
The arms could be considered as canting, because the rose is a flower (Port.: flor) and the space between the two peaks of the doublemount is a valley (Port.: vale).
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 23 February 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Presentation of Vale Flor

Vale Flor Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mêda Municipality; it had 150 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 16.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Former Carvalhal commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Shield Or, a fleur-de-lis Azure, surrounded by a wreath of oak Vert acorned Proper. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) with inscription in black capitals "CARVALHAL - MÊDA".
Meaning: "Carvalhal" is derived from "carvalho" (= oak). The wreath is thus a canting element. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of Our Lady of Joys, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 November 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Presentation of Carvalhal

Carvalhal Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mêda Municipality; it had 109 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Former Pai Penela commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Shield Argent, two windmill wheels Sable rigged Azure, in chief a tiara Gules garnished Or, issuant from base a ridge Sable garnished Or having five peaks. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "PAI PENELA".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 February 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

Presentation of Pai Penela

Pai Penela Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Mêda Municipality; it had 67 inhabitants in 2011, it's size of area is not mentioned.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 3 Apr 2017

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