Ruivães e Novais United Commune (Portugal) (original) (raw)

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União das Freguesias de Ruivães e Novais, Concelho de Vila Nova da Famalicão, Distrito de Braga

Former Ruivães commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Ruivães
Former Novais commune (until 2013)
Presentation of Novais See also:
Vila Nova da Famalicão Municipality
Portugal

Former Ruivães commune (until 2013)

[ [Ruivães commune (-2013)] ](../images/p/pt-vnfrn-rv.gif)2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2008

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2008

Coat of Arms

[ [Ruivães commune CoA (-2013)] .gif)](../images/p/pt-vnfrn-rv%29.gif)image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Oct 2008

The arms are Or an pair of scissors open Azure garnished sable and in dexter chief a brickhammer Gules handled Sable and in sinister chief a bunch of grapes Purpure leaved Vert, in base wavy Azure a fess wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "RUIVÃES".
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2008

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série in 2000.10.12.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Oct 2008

Presentation of Ruivães

Ruivães Commune is one of the 34 communes of Vila Nova de Famalicão Municipality (q.v.); it had 1877 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 23 Mar 2016

Former Novais commune (until 2013)

[ [Novais commune (until 2013)] ](../images/p/pt-vnfrn-nv.gif)2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 July 2018

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 July 2018

Coat of Arms

[ [Novais commune CoA (until 2013)] .gif)](../images/p/pt-vnfrn-nv%29.gif)image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Shield Azure, a fessy saw Or in chief, in base two corn cobs Or leaved Argent in fess. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank)and white scroll with inscription in black initials "NOVAIS - VILA NOVA DE FAMALICÃO".
Source: Ralf Hartemink's webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 20 March 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

Presentation of Novais

Novais Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Vila Nova da Famalicão Municipality; it had 1124 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 31 Mar 2015

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