Fornelo e Vairão United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2024-06-28 by klaus-michael schneider
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União das Freguesias de Fornelo e Vairão, Concelho de Vila do Conde, Distrito do Porto

• Fornelo e Vairão United Commune
• Former Fornelo Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Fornelo
• Former Vairão Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Vairão

• Vila do Conde Municipality
• Portugal

Fornelo e Vairão United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2024

Former Fornelo 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
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 28 June 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure, a bend wavy Argent, charged with two bendlets wavy Azure, in sinister chief an eradicated tree Or leaved Argent, probably an ash tree, in dexter base a watermill's wheel Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FORNELO - VILA DO CONDE.
Source:
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 2 May 2000,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Presentation of Fornelo

Fornelo was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 1392 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6,3 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Former Vairão 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
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Purpure, an abbot´s crozier Or in pale tied by a scarf Argent, flanked by two corn cobs Or leafed Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bérnard Guedes style, with inscription in black capitals "VAIRÃO".
Meaning:
The crozier is representing the secularised Monastery of Vairão, better known as Monastery of St. Benedict, whose image is displayed on an azulejo (a tile of blue and white) at the front door. The wheat ears are alluding to the rural character of the commune.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 12 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Presentation of Vairão

Vairão was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila do Conde Municipality; it had 1251 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

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