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Vila Boa de Ousilhão Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Vila Boa de Ousilhão, Concelho de Vinhais, Distrito de Bragança

Last modified: 2017-01-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Vila Boa de Ousilhão commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Dec 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Dec 2016

Coat of arms

[Vila Boa de Ousilhão commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Dec 2016

The shield is Or, between two pallets plain outwards and indented inwards Azure, a sword flamant upright Gules, holding scales Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA BOA DE OUSILHÃO".
Meaning:
Sword and scales are the usual attributes of St. Michael, the local patron saint.
Source: this webpage and here
António Martins-Tuválkin and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 9 Dec 2016

Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Dec 2016

Presentation of Vila Boa de Ousilhão

Vila Boa de Ousilhão Commune is one of the 26 communes of Vinhais Municipality; it had 184 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7.6 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 9 Dec 2016

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