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Eiras e Mei United Commune (Portugal)

Last modified: 2015-12-27 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: eiras(arcos de valdevez) | mei | bear | corn(cob) | wheat(ear) | mitre | billet | haystack |
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União das Freguesias de Eiras e Mei, Concelho de Arcos de Valdevez, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

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Former Eiras commune (until 2013)

[Eiras (Arcos de Valdevez) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Freguesias de Portugal
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Or, a bear rampant Sable armed, eyed and tongued Gules between two bunches of three wheat ears Vert tied Purpure in chief and a corn cob Gules leaved Vert and tied Purpure in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "EIRAS - ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ".
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 March 2006
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Presentation of Eiras

Eiras Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality (q.v.); it had 269 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Former Mei commune (until 2013)

[Mei commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 29 Dec 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Azure, a mitre Argent garnished Gules, two billets Argent and a haystack Or, all ordered per cross. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "MEI - ARCOS DE VALDEVEZ".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 July 2002, draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

Presentation of Mei

Mei Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Arcos de Valdevez Municipality (q.v.); it had 118 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Dec 2015

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