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Madalena e Samaiões United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Madalena e Samaiões, Concelho de Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real


[Madalena e Samaiões united commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024
See also:

Madalena e Samaiões 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, 19 Apr 2024

Coat of Arms


[Madalena e Samaiões united  commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Apr 2024

Shield Vert with base barruly wavy of four of Argent and Azure, a scent bottle Or, a plaited basket Or and a rye sheaf tied Gules, all Or and in chevron, issuant from base a throughout three-arch bridge Argent masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE MADALENA E SAMAIÕES".
Meaning:

Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 29 June 2016, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024

Presentation of Madalena e Samaiões

Madalena e Samaiões is one of the six communes of Chaves Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 2416 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 13,99 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024


Former Madalena Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Madalena commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024

Coat of Arms


[Madalena commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 19 Apr 2024

Shield Vert with base barruly wavy of four of Argent and Azure a scent bottle Argent flanked by two rye ears Or in pale, issuant from base a throughout three-arch bridge Argent masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MADALENA - CHAVES".
Meaning:

Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 November 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024

Presentation of Madalena

Madalena was one of the 14 communes of Chaves Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1582 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 6,08 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 19 Apr 2024


Former Samaiões Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Samaiões commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Apr 2024

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, 20 Apr 2024

Coat of Arms


[Samaiões commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 20 Apr 2024

Shield Vert with base wavy of Argent and Azure charged with a Marian crown Or bejewelled Azure chapé Or at dexter charged with a basket Sable and at sinister with a crescent recumbent Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SAMAIÕES".
Meaning:

Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Apr 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 31 January 2005,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Apr 2024

Presentation of Samaiões

Samaiões was one of the 14 communes of Chaves Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1318 inhabitants in 2021 and covered 8,75 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Apr 2024


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