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Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe, Concelho de Celorico de Basto, Distrito de Braga


[Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe united commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 20 Feb 2025
See also:

Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Feb 2025

Coat of Arms


[Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe united commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 20 Feb 2025

Shield Sable on a fess wavy Argent a barrulet wavy Azure and three grape leaves Or, each charged with a grape bunch Purple. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE BRITELO, GÉMEOS E OURILHE".
Meaning:
I presume that this heraldic arrangement means to represent the three former communes bordering the Freixiero River, by means of each of the three grape bunches flanking the wavy fess.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Feb 2025 and 25 Feb 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 May 2015, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Feb 2025

Presentation of Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe

Britelo, Gémeos e Ourilhe is one of the five communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 3431 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 17,17 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 20 Feb 2025

Former Britelo Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Britelo (Celorico de Basto) commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 3 Mar 2025

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, 3 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms


[Britelo (Celorico de Basto) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 3 Mar 2025

Shield Argent a stone pine eradicated Vert, flanked by two grape bunches Purple leafed Vert, on chief a St. Peter´s cross Gules on base wavy Azure a barrulet wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "BRITELO - CELORICO DE BASTO".
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 July 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Mar 2025

Presentation of Britelo

Britelo was one of the 12 communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 2561 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 7,78 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 3 Mar 2025

Former Gémeos Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Gémeos (Celorico de Basto) commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 Mar 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms


[Gémeos (Celorico de Basto) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 Mar 2025

Shield Or a rivermill wheel Gules, issuant from base wavy Azure, charged with a barrulet wavy Argent, on chief a mattock blade Gules flanked by two grape bunches Purple leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "GÉMEOS – CELORICO DE BASTO". T
Meaning:
The word "gémeos" means "twins"; the arms are not evidently canting.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 March 2004
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

Presentation of Gémeos

Gémeos was one of the 12 communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 650 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,02 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

Former Ourilhe Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Ourilhe commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 Mar 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms


[Ourilhe commune CoA (until 2013)] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 4 Mar 2025

Shield Argent two grape bunches Purple leafed Vert, on chief a yoke Gules garnished Or, on base a maize plant Vert fruited Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "OURILHE".
Meaning:

Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 10 February 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

Presentation of Ourilhe

Ourilhe was one of the 12 communes of Celorico de Basto Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 459 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,37 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 4 Mar 2025

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