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Poiares Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Poiares, Concelho de Ponte de Lima, Distrito de Viana do Castelo

Last modified: 2015-03-26 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Poiares commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2015
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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.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Vert, two flails Argent fixed Or crossed per saltire flanked by two branches of five rye ears each crossed per saltire and tied Argent in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "POIARES - PONTE DE LIMA".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2015

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 10 February 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2015

Presentation of Poiares

Poiares Commune is one of the 39 communes of the Ponte de Lima municipality (q.v.); it had 775 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Mar 2015

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