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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-cvlva.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
Shield Or a bar wavy Azure, charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, on chief two chestnut trees Vert in fess eradicated of the same and fructed Argent, on base a sheep passant Sable in a valley Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE VALE FORMOSO E ALDEIA DO SOUTO".
Meaning:
Bar and barrulet are a representation of the Zêzere River, The canting trees are taken from the arms of the former Aldeia do Souto Commune, valley and sheep from those of the former Vale Formoso Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 31 March 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2025
Vale Formoso e Aldeia do Souto is one of the seven communes of Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 616 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 18,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider,
![[Vale Formoso commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cvlva-vf.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
Shield Or with base wavy of Argent and Azure, issuant from base a valley Vert, in centre a sheep Sable, in central chief a 5-point star Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "VALE FORMOSO - COVILHÃ"
Source: here
Meaning:
The "valley", in fast a fess wavy with only one wave, is a canting element, s the name of the commune means "beautiful valley".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 11 August 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
Vale Formoso was one of the 17 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 574 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
![[Aldeia do Souto commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cvlva-as.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
Shield Or, a fess wavy Azure charged with two barrulets wavy Argent, in chief two trees eradicated Vert fruited Argent ordered per fess, in base a watermill's wheel Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "ALDEIA DO SOUTO".
Meaning:
As the name of the commune means "village of the chestnut grove", the trees in chief are canting.
Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 March 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
Aldeia do Souto was one of the 17 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 240 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 19 Nov 2015
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