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Vilela Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vilela, Concelho de Paredes, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-07-23 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Vilela (Paredes) commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of light green and yellow.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Argent; a corn cob Or leaved Vert; flanked by two flax blossoms Azure, seeded Or, barbed, stemmed and leaved Vert; in chief two stones Sable garnished Or set in fess; in base a piece of a stem Vert cut Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILELA - PAREDES".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 31 October 2001 and again on 26 February 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016

Presentation of Vilela

Vilela Commune is one of the 18 communes of Paredes Municipality; it had 5160 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 July 2016

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