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Avis Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Avis, Concelho de Avis, Distrito de Portalegre

Last modified: 2014-08-09 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Avis commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 22 May 2008
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About the Flag

It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 May 2008

Coat of arms

[Avis commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 22 May 2008

The arms are Or two eagles displayed respectant Sable armed and langued Gules, in chief a cross Vert fleury (Avis Order cross), base wavy Azure charged with a bendlet wavy Argent. Mural crown aArgent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "FREGUESIA DE AVIS".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 May 2008

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2001.06.04
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 May 2008

Presentation of Avis

Avis Commune is one of the six communes of the synonym municipality (q.v.); it had 1950 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 92,09 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 May 2008

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