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![[Esporões commune]](../images/p/pt-brger.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Sep 2017
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017
![[Esporões commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-brger).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 15 Sep 2017
Shield Or, two watermill wheels Vert, in chief an escallop Gules, in base a plough Gules bladed and chained Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ESPORÕES - BRAGA".
Meaning:
The arms refer to local industry, agriculture, and the commune's location of the Way of St. James.
Source: this webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 15 November 1997
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017
Esporões Commune is one of the 37 communes of Braga Municipality; it had 1709 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 4.7 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2017
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