Bustelo Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)


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Freguesia de Bustelo, Concelho de Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real

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[[Bustelo commune flag]](../images/p/pt-chvbu.gif)2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Apr 2024

Bustelo Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain purple field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Apr 2024

Coat of Arms

[[Bustelo commune CoA].gif)](../images/p/pt-chvbu%29.gif)image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Apr 2024

Shield Argent a crag Sable emphasized Or flanked by two corn cobs Or leafed Vert, in chief a scent bottle Purpure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "BUSTELO - CHAVES"
Meaning:
The scent bottle ia an attribute of St. Mary Magdalen, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Apr 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 9 December 2010, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Apr 2024

Presentation of Bustelo

Bustelo was one of the ten communes of Chaves Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 449 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 9,35 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 10 Apr 2024

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