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Azurém Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Azurém, Concelho de Guimarães, Distrito de Braga

Last modified: 2016-06-30 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Azurém commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Guimarães municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, a open book Argent bound Gules between a Norman inescutcheon Argent, charged with a throughout cross Azure in chief and a cogwheel Or in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "AZURÉM - GUIMARÃES".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 13 November 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

Presentation of Azurém

Azurém Commune is one of the 48 communes of Guimarães Municipality; it had 8348 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 2.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2016

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