Lamego (Almacave e Sé) Commune (Portugal)

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 30 March 2016, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Dec 2024

Presentation of Lamego (Almacave e Sé) Commune

Lamego (Almacave e Sé) Commune is one of the four communes of Lamego Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 12071 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 20,20 km².
12000 people in this commune while none other so far in this municipality reaches even one thousand — that is noteworthy: Indeed these two former communes shared territorially two halves of Lamago city and each a slice of the surrounding countryside (plus 2-3 small villages in it): Almacave was the northwestern half and Sé was the rest; the boundary line, crossed through the city center. Note that neither of these two communes used the word "Lamego" in its name, even though Sé, which means (sort of) Cathedral, had to resort to constant disambiguation as "Sé (Lamego)" or "Lamego (Sé)" etc. due to ten other synonym communes in Portugal) At the same time, the other 22 "rural" communes comprised territorially each one village or town as the nominal communal seat and zero or more additional villages, plus some surrounding countryside.
When the two "urban" communes were merged into one, the Frankenstein name that was the hallmark of those 2012-2013 changes got parenthesised next to the city name to create the new official communal toponym.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Dec 2024

Former Almacave Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Dec 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Purple an episcopal crozier Argent, flanked by two swords Argent hilted Or, the dexter one in bend sinister and the sinister one in bend, in chief an open crown Or and issuant from base a wall Argent masoned Sable with port Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "LAMEGO - ALMACAVE".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Dec 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 7 May 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Dec 2024

Presentation of Almacave

Almacave was one of the ten communes of Lamego Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 8750 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 10,33 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Dec 2024

Former Sé Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Dec 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Sable, a roofed tower Argent masoned Sable with port and windows Vert, topped by a cross Or flanked by two fountains Or playing Argent, on base wavy Argent three barrulets wavy Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SÉ - LAMEGO".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Dec 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 July 1996
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Dec 2024

Presentation of Sé

Sé, was one of the ten communes of Lamego Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 3464 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 9,87 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 7 Dec 2024

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