Orgens Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Orgens, Concelho de Viseu, Distrito de Viseu

Last modified: 2024-09-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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Orgens Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Sep 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a pine eradicated Argent fruited Or, flanked by four crescents recumbent Or ordered in two pales, all surrounded in orle by a cord of St. Francis Argent with three knots, tied on base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll, in Bénard Guedes style, reading in black upper case serifed letters "ORGENS".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Sep 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 16 February 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Sep 2024

Presentation of Orgens

Orgens is one of the 18 communes of Viseu Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 3662 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 10,53 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 14 Sep 2024

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