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Campos e Vila Meã United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Campos e Vila Meã, Concelho de Vila Nova de Cerveira, Distrito de Viana do Castelo


[Campos e Vila Meã united commune flag] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015
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Campos e Vila Meã United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of Arms

[Campos e Vila Meã united commune CoA] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2025

Shield Or, two cogwheels Gules ordered per fess between a fessy palm leaf Vert in chief and a base consisting of three barrulets (Azure over Argent over Azure) charged with two red fish affronty within the barrulet Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE CAMPOS E VILA MEÃ".
Meaning:
The palm leaf was an element of the coats of arms of both former communes, the cogwheels are taken from the arms of former Campos Commune, the fish are a modification of a charge from the arms of former Vila Meã Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes. Published in Diário da República: III Série on 4 February 2015
Klaus-Michael Schneider,31 Mar 2015

Presentation of Campos e Vila Meã

is one of the four communes of Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1714 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Former Campos Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Campos commune (flag until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider,31 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Vert, two cogwheels Argent ordered per fess between a fessy palm leaf Or in chief and a base wavy of Argent and Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "CAMPOS - VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 October 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Presentation of Campos

Campos was one of the eight communes of Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 1367 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Former Vila Meã Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Vila Meã commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider and Sérgio Horta,31 Mar 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Coat of Arms

Shield Or, a throughout, embattled wall Gules masoned Sable between a fessy palm leaf Vert in chief and FISH Azure in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "VILA MEÃ - VILA NOVA DE CERVEIRA".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 January 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Presentation of Vila Meã

Vila Meã was one of the eight communes of Vila Nova de Cerveira Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 347 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

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