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Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte, Concelho de Barcelos, Distrito de Braga


[Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte commune flag] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2025
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Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, on dexter chief an embattled tower Gules with port and windows Or under a chain Sable in fess, on sinister chief an orb Azure with fittings Or, issuant from base a triplemount Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE TAMEL (SANTA LEOCÁDIA) E VILAR DO MONTE".
Meaning:
Tower and chain had been the arms of the arms of the former Tamel Commune, orb and mount are taken from the arms of the former Vilar do Monte Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 24 November 2014
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2025

Presentation of Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte

Tamel (Santa Leocádia) e Vilar do Monte is one of the 18 communes of Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had inhabitants in 2021 and covers  km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Feb 2025

Former Tamel (Santa Leocádia) Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Tamel (Santa Leocádia) commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 16 May 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, an embattled tower Gules, masoned Sable with port Or, in chief a fessy chain Sable Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "TAMEL - SANTA LEOCÁDIA".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 May 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

Presentation of Tamel (Santa Leocádia)

Tamel (Santa Leocádia) was one of the 44 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 753 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6,2 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

Former Vilar do Monte Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Vilar do Monte (Barcelos) commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, issuant from base a triplemount Vert, in chief an orb Azure fixed Or and flanked by two branches Vert fruited Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILAR DO MONTE - BARCELOS".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

In use but not published in Diário da República
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

Presentation of Vilar do Monte

Vilar do Monte was one of the 44 communes of Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 667 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 May 2016

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