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Loureiro Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Loureiro, Concelho de Peso da Régua, Distrito de Vila Real

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[Loureiro (Peso da Régua) commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 21 July 2024
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Loureiro Commune

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, 21 July 2024

Coat of Arms


[Loureiro (Peso da Régua) commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 21 July 2024

Shield Argent laurel tree eradicated Vert flanked by two grapevines eradicated Vert each fruited with two bunches Purple. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "LOUREIRO - PESO DA RÉGUA".
Meaning:
The word "loureiro" means "laurel tree"; the arms are thus canting.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 July 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 October 2000
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 July 2024

Presentation of Loureiro

Loureiro is one of the four communes of Peso da Régua Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 892 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 5,12 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 July 2024

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