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Chorense e Monte United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2025-05-24 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Chorense e Monte, Concelho de Terras de Bouro, Distrito de Viseu

See also:

Chorense e Monte United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 May 2025

Former Chorense Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Chorense commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 9 May 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2025

Coat of Arms


[Chorense commune CoA (until 2013)] image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 9 May 2025

Shield Argent a bend Gules masoned Argent accompanied by a mattock blade Vert at sinister chief and by a pine twig Vert at dexter base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CHORENSE".
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 7 November 2007, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2025

Presentation of Chorense

Chorense was one of the six communes of Terras de Bouro Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 454 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8,30 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2025

Former Monte Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Monte (Terras de Bouro) commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 15 May 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 May 2025

Coat of Arms


[Monte (Terras de Bouro) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 15 May 2025

Shield Vert two goats Or rampant respectant, in chief an inescutcheon Or charged with four pallets Gules, issuant from base a mound Argent crevassed Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MONTE - TERRAS DE BOURO".
Meaning:
The so proeminent inclusion of the Aragon / Catalonia inescutcheon in these arms is due to historical reasons, but I don´t know exactly which. The word "monte" means "hill" and thus these arms are partly canting.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 May 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 23 October 2006
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 May 2025

Presentation of Monte

Monte was one of the six communes of Terras de Bouro Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 126 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 11,97 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 May 2025

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