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Vale da Mula Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vale da Mula, Concelho de Almeida, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2018-05-14 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Vale da Mula commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2018
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Almeida municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2018

Coat of arms

Shield Argent; a mule passant sable bridled Argent; issuant from base a double mount Vert; in chief a heraldic rose Azure, barbed and seeded Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VALE DA MULA".
Meaning:
The doublemount, representing a valley, and the mule are canting, as the commune's name means "valley of the mule".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2018

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 24 May 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2018

Presentation of Vale da Mula

Vale da Mula Commune is one of the 29 communes of Almeida Municipality; it had 182 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 16.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 13 May 2018

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