Vila Garcia Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vila Garcia, Concelho da Guarda, Distrito da Guarda

Last modified: 2024-10-05 by klaus-michael schneider
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• Presentation of Vila Garcia

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Vila Garcia Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a stentering frame Or filled by shreds of cloth of Gules and Vert, on chief two chestnut branches Argent in saltire with chestnuts proper. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILA GARCIA - GUARDA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 June 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024

Presentation of Vila Garcia

Vila Garcia is one of the 35 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 304 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 15,33 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024

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