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![[Carvalhas commune flag]](../images/p/pt-bclcs.gif) image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Aug 2023
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Aug 2023
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, 16 Aug 2023 
![[Carvalhas commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-bclcs).jpg) image by Sérgio Horta, 7 May 2016
image by Sérgio Horta, 7 May 2016
 Shield Gules, issuant from base a mount Argent, in chief an eradicated oak Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CARVALHAS".
Meaning:
The oak (Port.: carvalho) is a canting element.
Source: 
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016 
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 September 2004 
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016 
Carvalhas Commune is one of the 61 communes of Barcelos Municipality; it had 691 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 3.5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 May 2016 
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