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![[Messegães, Valadares e Sá united commune flag]](../images/p/pt-mncmv.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 June 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider,
Shield Gules a lion rampant chequered of Argent and Azure, base wavy Argent charged with a barrulet wavy Azure charged with a trout Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE MESSEGÃES, VALADARES E SÁ".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider,
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 1 April 2016,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 June 2024
Messegães, Valadares e Sá is one of the communes of Monção Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 553 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 8,25 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 June 2024
![[ Messegães commune]](../images/p/pt-mncmv-ms.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a trout haurient Argent trapped by a fish hook of the same and flanked by two rye ears Or crossed per saltire. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and short white scroll (in Bénard Guedes style) with inscription in black initials: "MESSEGÃES".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
Draft of flag and arms made by Carlos Alberto Mouteira Fernandes, published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 July 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
Messegães Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Monção Municipality; it had 253 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
![[Valadares (Monção) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-mncmv-vd.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 8 Aug 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, 8 Aug 2015
Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, a lion rampant Argent, armed and tongued Or surrounded by four grapevines Or leaved Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and short white scroll (in Bénard Guedes style) with inscription in black initials: "VALADARES - MONÇÃO".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 July 2000
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
Valadares Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Monção Municipality; it had 205 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
![[Sá (Monção) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-mncmv-sa.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: local webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
Shield Argent parted by a cross equipolé Azure, the cross beam on chief is charged with a Paschal Lamb. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "SÁ - MONÇÃO".
Meaning:
The Paschal Lamb is an attribute of St. John the Baptist, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 17 September 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
Sá Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Monção Municipality; it had 200 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 8 Aug 2015
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