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Vales Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vales, Concelho de Valpaços, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2017-04-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Vales (Valpaços) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 12 Apr 2017
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source:
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Apr 2017

Coat of arms

[Vales (Valpaços) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 12 Apr 2017

Shield Argent, a sheep passant Sable emphasized Argent with eyes Argent, in chief two almond tree branches Vert flowered Argent and fruited Gules, issuant from base a mount of three coupeaux Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VALES - VALPAÇOS".
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Apr 2017

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 31 January 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Apr 2017

Presentation of Vales

Vales Commune is one of the 25 communes of Valpaços Municipality; it had 257 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 22.3 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 12 Apr 2017

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