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Carvalhais e Candal United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Carvalhais e Candal, Concelho de São Pedro do Sul, Distrito de Viseu


[Carvalhais e Candal united commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025
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Carvalhais e Candal United Commune (Portugal)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field of yet unknown colour..
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025

Coat of Arms

(village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "".
Meaning:
It is that one of the former Carvalhais Commune but with different inscription.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025

Presentation of Carvalhais e Candal

Carvalhais e Candal is one of the four communes of São Pedro do Sul Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1413 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 43,73 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025

Former Carvalhais Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Carvalhais commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 21 Apr 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025

Coat of Arms


[ commune CoA (until 2013)] image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta,

Shield Argent a Roman arch Azure and two oaks eradicated Vert all set 1:2, issuant from base a mound of three coupeaux Vert. Mural crown with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CARVALHAIS - S. PEDRO DO SU".
Meaning:
The oaks are canting elements, as the name is derived from "oak grove" (Portuguese: carvalhal)
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 May 2005,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025

Presentation of Carvalhais

Carvalhais was one of the nine communes of São Pedro do Sul Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1436 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 31,49 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025

Carvalhais was one of the nine communes of municipality São Pedro do Sul [pt-sps.html] affected by the 2013 changes, when to it was joined comm. Candal to form the new Commune Union of Carvalhais e Candal. The erstwhile commune had 1436 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 31,49 km². See also [ https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvalhais_e_Candal ], [ https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carvalhais_(S%C3%A3o_Pedro_do_Sul) ], and [ https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/6453524 ].

Presentation of Candal

Candal was one of the nine communes of São Pedro do Sul Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 118 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 15,51 km². The commune didn´t adopt a flag and coat of arms before this date (no info in any of the usual sources).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Apr 2025

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