Veade, Gagos e Molares United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Veade, Gagos e Molares, Concelho de Celorico de Basto, Distrito de Braga

• Veade, Gagos e Molares United Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Veade, Gagos e Molares
• Former Molares Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Molares
• Former Veade Commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Veade
• Former Gagos Commune (until 2013)
• Presentation of Gagos

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Veade, Gagos e Molares United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and green.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Or a saltire Vert, charged with five grapevine leaves Argent, accompanied by four camelias Gules barbed Vert and seeded Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CANEDO DE BASTO, CORGO E MOLARES".
Meaning:
The arms display a slight modification of those of the former Molares Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 3 February 2015, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2025

Presentation of Veade, Gagos e Molares

Veade, Gagos e Molares is one of the five communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1712 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 12,99 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2025

Former Molares Commune (until 2013)

Flag

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, 1 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms

Shield Or a saltire Gules, accompanied by four camelias Gules barbed Vert and seeded Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MOLARES".
Meaning:
The saltire is an attribute of St. Andrew, the local patron saint.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 1 September 2011, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2025

Presentation of Molares

Molares was one of the 12 communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 621 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,07 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Mar 2025

Former Veade Commune (until 2013)

Presentation of Veade

Veade was one of the 12 communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 714 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 6,11 km². The commune had no known proper symbols.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Feb 2025

Former Gagos Commune (until 2013)

Presentation of Gagos

Gagos was one of the 12 communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 628 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,73 km². The commune had no known proper symbols.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Feb 2025

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