![[Vila Boa de Ousilhão commune]](../images/p/pt-vnhvb.gif)
Last modified: 2017-01-06 by klaus-michael schneider
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2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 9 Dec 2016
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
![[Vila Boa de Ousilhão commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-vnhvb).gif)
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
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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