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![[Vila Chã de Braciosa (Bila Chana de Barceosa) commune flag]](../images/p/pt-mdrvc.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Feb 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Feb 2016
![[Vila Chã de Braciosa commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-mdrvc).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Feb 2016
Shield Or three wine leaves Vert emphasized Argent in fess, on chief an orbicular cross Gules (Portuguese Templar cross) and on base a bagpipe Gules. Mural crown
Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILA CHÃ DE BRACIOSA".
Meaning:
Featured on the arms are local vineyards, local folk music, and the Templar presence in the area of this commune.
In spite of the bilingual status (enshrined in the Constitution of 1999), the scroll is not bilingual, according to the law (signed in 2007).
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Feb 2016
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 October 2007
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Feb 2016
Vila Chã de Braciosa is one of the six communes of Miranda do Douro Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 327 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 42,94 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Feb 2016
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