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São Francisco Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Francisco, Concelho de Alcochete, Distrito de Setúbal

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[São Francisco (Alcochete) commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Feb 2008
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Feb 2008

Coat of arms

[São Francisco (Alcochete) commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 23 Feb 2008

The arms are Vert, a three-arch gateway Argent tiled Azure and topped by a Latin cross Or, in base a plough Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (commune rank) and white scroll reading in black initials "S. FRANCISCO - ALCOCHETE".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Feb 2008

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 5 May 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Feb 2008

Presentation of São Francisco

São Francisco Commune is one of the three communes of Alcochete Municipality (q.v.); it had 1128 inhabitants in 2001 and covers 4.21 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Feb 2008

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