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Marrancos e Arcozelo United Commune (Portugal)

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União das Freguesias de Marrancos e Arcozelo, Concelho de Vila Verde, Distrito de Braga

See also:

Marrancos e Arcozelo United Commune

The commune has no proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin,

Former Marrancos Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Marrancos commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 15 Sep 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of blue and white.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2025

Coat of Arms


[Marrancos commune CoA (until 2013)] image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 15 Sep 2025

Shield Or a fess wavy Azure, charged with a bar wavy Argent, in chief a lion passant guardant Gules armed Sable, in base a maize ear Or leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "MARRANCOS".
Meaning:
The lion is an attribute of St. Mammes, the local patron saint.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 October 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2025

Presentation of Marrancos

Marrancos was one of the 37 communes of Vila Verde Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 504 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,29 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 15 Sep 2025

Former Arcozelo Commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Arcozelo (Vila Verde) commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 16 Sep 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Sep 2025

Coat of Arms


[Arcozelo (Vila Verde) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 16 Sep 2025

Shield Or a maize plant eradicated Vert fructed Gules, flanked by two escallops Purple. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ARCOZELO - VILA VERDE".
Meaning:
The escallops are attributes of St. James the Elder, the local patron saint.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Sep 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 19 August 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Sep 2025

Presentation of Arcozelo

Arcozelo was one of the 37 communes of Vila Verde Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 405 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,67 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 16 Sep 2025

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