Last modified: 2014-11-22 by klaus-michael schneider
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Trouxemil e Torre de Vilela United Commune was established in January 2013, when the independent former communes of Trouxemil and Torre de Vilela merged.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Nov 2014
![[Trouxemil commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cbrtt-tx.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 June 2014
It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow background (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 June 2009
![[Trouxemil commune CoA (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cbrtt-tx).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 22 Jun 2009
The arms are Vert on a fess wavy Argent two barrulets wavy argent and in chief a scallop Or and in base a plough Or armed Argent. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "TROUXEMIL".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 June 2009
Flag and coat of arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 15 March 2003.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 June 2009
Trouxemil Commune was one of the 31 pre-2013 communes of Coimbra Municipality (q.v.); it had 2999 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 7,81 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 June 2009
![[Torre de Vilela commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-cbrtt-tv.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2014
It is an untypical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow (usually meaning town rank) .
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2014
The arms are Vert upon base wavy of Azure and Argent, above base a bridge Argent masoned Sable with three arcs Sable, above bridge a hill Sable crowned by a belfry Argent masoned Sable, flanked by a bunch of grapes Or fruited Purpure in dexter chief and a cogwheel Or in sinister chief. Mural crown argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "TORRE DE VILELA".
Source: I spotted this flag on 27 September 2013 in the town hall of Coimbra.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2014
Torre de Vilela was one of the 31 pre-2013 communes of Coimbra Municipality (q.v.); it had 1242 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,33 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 27 July 2014
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