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Lousã Municipality (Portugal)

Concelho de Lousã, Distrito de Coimbra

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[Lousã municipality] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Jan 2007
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About the Flag

It is a fairly typical Portuguese municipal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a yellow and blue quarterly (town rank) background.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Jan 2007

Coat of arms

[Lousã municipality CoA] image by Sérgio Horta,

The arms are Sable flanking a bend wavy Argent charged with a bend wavy Azure an eight-spoked watermill wheel Or in chief sinister and a sheaf of wheat Or tied Vert in point dexter. Mural crown argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA DA LOUSÃ".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Jan 2007

Flag and coat of arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário do Governo : I Série in 1931.07.02.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Jan 2007

Version without Coat of Arms

[Lousã municipality plain] 2:3 image by António Martins-Tuválkin, Apr 2010

Presentation of Lousã

Lousã municipality had 15 753 inhabitants in 2001, and it consists of 4 communes, covering 139,16 km². It is part of Coimbra District traditional province and 1999 ref. adm. region Beira Litoral, C.C.R. / NUTS II Centro, and NUTS III Pinhal Interior Norte.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Jan 2007

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