Vidago Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vidago, Concelho de Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real

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2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

• Vidago Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Vidago
• Former Vidago Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of old Vidago
• Former Arcossó Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Arcossó
• Former Selhariz Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Selhariz
• Former Vilarinho das Paranheiras Commune (until 2013)
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Vilarinho das Paranheiras

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Vidago Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue. In this case we can in practice see this as a case of a given entity having changed in a its flag (and CoA) following the change of it its territorial makeup and of its formal name, even though the abbreviated and common name remained the same.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure a fountain effervescent Argent, in chief a fig leaf Or at dexter and a grape bunch Or leafed Argent at sinister. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters forming two lines of text with different sizes "VIDAGO (UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE VIDAGO, ARCOSSÓ, SELHARIZ E VILARINHO DAS PARANHEIRAS)" (see left flag image above). Simplified versions (see right flag image above) with only the word "VIDAGO" are likely to emerge.
Meaning:
Vidago is nationally famous for its bottled water; the fountain on the arms may allude to that. The official blazon describes this as three charges set per chevron instead of a main charge plus two minor ones in chief, but that doesn´t fully match the known image.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 23 February 2022, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

Presentation of Vidago

Vidago is one of the six communes of Chaves Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1728 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 24,57 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

Former Vidago Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of black and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 May 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent a belfry roofed Argent (yep that´s Argent on Argent — don´t ask me) with port and windows Gules and bell and cross Sable, flanked by two pines eradicated Vert and a fountain effervescent Azure all set in cross. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VIDAGO".
Meaning:
As said, Vidago is nation wide famous for its bottled water; the fountain on the arms may allude to that.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 May 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 6 November 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 May 2024

Presentation of old Vidago

Vidago was one of the 19 communes of Chaves Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1204 inhabitants in 2011.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 May 2024

Former Arcossó Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain field of yet unknown colour.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 May 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent a bell tower Sable masoned Argent bearing a bell Gules and flanked by two grain ears Or leafed Vert, in chief a grape bunch Purpure leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ARCOSSÓ".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 May 2024

This former commune apparently used for some time a coat of arms that has never been approved officially, although, guessing from its aspect, it might have been created in the usual fashion and the process of approval was just cancelled when the commune itself ceased to exist. If so, a flag was created at the same time as the coat of arms, as it’s always the case with symbols created by the CHAAP or meant to be pre-approved by it. The symbols were established by CHAAP on 27 May 2008.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 May 2024

Presentation of Arcossó

Arcossó was one of the 19 communes of Chaves Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 323inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,95 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 May 2024

Former Selhariz 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, 23 May 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Or three fig leaves Vert ordered 2:1, in chief an oil can Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SELHARIZ".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 May 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 20 April 2009, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 May 2024

Presentation of Selhariz

Selhariz was one of the 19 communes of Chaves Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 244 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,69 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 May 2024

Former Vilarinho das Paranheiras Commune (until 2013)

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

Coat of Arms

hield Azure two grape bunches Or leafed Argent in fess, issuant from base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure a watermill wheel Argent, over all a cordon Or in orle. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILARINHO DAS PARANHEIRAS".
Meaning:
The arms are rather referring to local hydro power, vineyards, and the Order of Saint Francis, represented by the cordon, the attribute of the the founder of the order and local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 4 March 2008, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

Presentation of Vilarinho das Paranheiras

Vilarinho das Paranheiras was one of the 19 communes of Chaves Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 220 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,55 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 May 2024

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