List of Portuguese municipal flags

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The Portuguese municipalities are entitled to use a local flag with a coat of arms.

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Rules regarding Portuguese vexillology and heraldry are quite strict (Law no. 53/91 of August 7th, 1991 [1] ).

The colour(s) of the flag are defined in regulations published in the official journal and correspond to one or two most important tinctures used in the coat of arms.

Flags could be plain (one single colour) just with the coat of arms in the centre (used by municipalities headquartered both in cities and towns), quartered with two colours (used only by municipalities whose seat is a town) or gyronny with two colours (meaning that the seat of the municipality has the status of city).

The single exception to this rule can be found in the flag of the Lagos municipality, which is quartered diagonally (Portuguese franchado, or quartered per saltire), reflecting the association of the city with King Manuel I of Portugal, whose personal standard was also quartered per saltire.

Flags of Portuguese municipalities
FlagName of municipalityType of fieldColour(s)Adoption date
Pt-abt1.png Abrantes Gyronny  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-agd3.png Águeda Gyronny  Green and   Yellow
Pt-agb1.png Aguiar da Beira Quartered  White and   Black
Pt-adl1.png Alandroal Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-abv1.png Albergaria-a-Velha Gyronny  Purple and   Yellow
Pt-abf3.png Albufeira Gyronny  Yellow and   Red
Pt-asl3.png Alcácer do Sal Plain  Red
Pt-acn1.png Alcanena Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-acb3.png Alcobaça Gyronny  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-ach1.png Alcochete Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Alcoutim municipality flag.png Alcoutim Quartered  Green and   White
Pt-alq1.png Alenquer Plain  Blue
Pt-afe1.png Alfândega da Fé Plain  White
Pt-alj1.png Alijó Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-ajz1.png Aljezur Plain  Blue
Pt-ajt1.png Aljustrel Quartered  Purple and   White
Pt-alm3.png Almada Gyronny  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-ald1.png Almeida Plain  Red
Pt-alr3.png Almeirim Gyronny  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-adv1.png Almodôvar Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-apc1.png Alpiarça Quartered  Green and   Black
Pt-alt1.png Alter do Chão Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-avz1.png Alvaiázere Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-avt1.png Alvito Plain  Blue
Pt-amd1.png Amadora Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-amt3.png Amarante Gyronny  White and   Green
Pt-amr1.png Amares Plain  Green
Pt-and1.png Anadia Gyronny  Purple and   White
Bandeira d'Angra do Heroismo.png Angra do Heroísmo Gyronny  Blue and   White
Pt-ans1.png Ansião Quartered  White and   Purple
Pt-avv1.png Arcos de Valdevez Plain  Yellow
Pt-agn1.png Arganil Plain  Green
Pt-amm1.png Armamar Plain  Green
Pt-arc1.png Arouca Plain  Yellow
Pt-arl1.png Arraiolos Quartered  White and   Purple
Pt-arr3.png Arronches Quartered  White and   Purple
Pt-arv1.png Arruda dos Vinhos Quartered  Red and   White
Pt-avr1.png Aveiro Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-avs1.png Avis Plain  Green
Pt-azb1.png Azambuja Plain  Green
Pt-bao3.png Baião Plain  Blue
Pt-bcl1.png Barcelos Gyronny  Red and   Yellow
Pt-brc1.png Barrancos Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-brr3.png Barreiro Gyronny  Red and   Black
Pt-btl1.png Batalha Plain  Red
Pt-bja1.png Beja Gyronny  Black and   Red
Pt-bmt1.png Belmonte Quartered  Green and   White
Pt-bnv1.png Benavente Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-bbr1.png Bombarral Plain  Purple
Pt-brb1.png Borba Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-btc1.png Boticas Plain  Blue
Pt-brg1.png Braga Gyronny  Blue and   White
Pt-bgc1.png Bragança Gyronny  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-cbc1.png Cabeceiras de Basto Quartered  White and   Purple
Pt-cdv1.png Cadaval Quartered  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-cld1.png Caldas da Rainha Gyronny  Purple and   Yellow
Pt-cht1.png Calheta
(Azores)
Quartered  Blue and   White
Pt-clt1.png Calheta
(Madeira)
Plain  White
Pt-cmt3.png Câmara de Lobos Gyronny  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-cmn1.png Caminha Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-cmr1.png Campo Maior Quartered  Red and   Blue
Pt-cnt3.png Cantanhede Gyronny  Purple and   Yellow
Pt-crz1.png Carrazeda de Ansiães Plain  Green
Pt-crs1.png Carregal do Sal Quartered  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-ctx3.png Cartaxo Gyronny  Purple and   White
Pt-csc1.png Cascais Plain  Red
Pt-cpr1.png Castanheira de Pera Plain  Green
Pt-ctb1.png Castelo Branco Gyronny  Black and   White
Pt-cpv1.png Castelo de Paiva Plain  Blue
Pt-cvd1.png Castelo de Vide Plain  Yellow
Pt-cdr1.png Castro Daire Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-ctm1.png Castro Marim Quartered  Red and   Black
Pt-cvr1.png Castro Verde Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-clb1.png Celorico da Beira Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-cbt1.png Celorico de Basto Quartered  White and   Black
Pt-chm1.png Chamusca Quartered  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-chv1.png Chaves Gyronny  Blue and   White
Pt-cnf1.png Cinfães Plain  Green
Pt-cbr1.png Coimbra Gyronny  Purple and   Yellow
Pt-cdn1.png Condeixa-a-Nova Quartered  Red and   Yellow
Pt-ctc1.png Constância Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-cch1.png Coruche Plain  Green
Pt-crv1.png Corvo Quartered  White and   Black
Pt-cvl1.png Covilhã Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-crt1.png Crato Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-cba1.png Cuba Quartered  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-elv1.png Elvas Plain  Red
Pt-ent3.png Entroncamento Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-esp3.png Espinho Gyronny  Green and   Yellow
Pt-eps3.png Esposende Gyronny  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-etr1.png Estarreja Gyronny  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-etz1.png Estremoz Plain  Green
Pt-evr1.png Évora Gyronny  Red and   Yellow
Pt-faf3.png Fafe Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-far1.png Faro Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-flg3.png Felgueiras Gyronny  Purple and   Yellow
Pt-fal1.png Ferreira do Alentejo Plain  Green
Pt-fzz1.png Ferreira do Zêzere Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-fig1.png Figueira da Foz Gyronny  Green and   Yellow
Pt-fcr1.png Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo Plain  Red
Pt-fvn1.png Figueiró dos Vinhos Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-fag1.png Fornos de Algodres Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-fec1.png Freixo de Espada à Cinta Plain  Yellow
Pt-ftr1.png Fronteira Plain  White
Pt-fnc1.png Funchal Gyronny  Purple and   Yellow
Pt-fnd3.png Fundão Plain  Green
Pt-gav1.png Gavião Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-goi1.png Góis Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-glg1.png Golegã Plain  Blue
Pt-gdm3.png Gondomar Gyronny  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-gva3.png Gouveia Gyronny  Purple and   White
Pt-gdl1.png Grândola Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-grd1.png Guarda Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-gmr1.png Guimarães Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-hrt1.png Horta Gyronny  White and   Blue
Pt-idn1.png Idanha-a-Nova Quartered  Red and   Black
Pt-ilh3.png Ílhavo Gyronny  White and   Purple
Pt-lga3.png Lagoa
(Algarve)
Gyronny  Black and   Yellow
Pt-lag1.png Lagoa
(Azores)
Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-lgs1.png Lagos Quartered diagonally  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-lgf1.png Lajes das Flores Quartered  White and   Blue
Pt-lgp1.png Lajes do Pico Quartered  Green and   Black
Pt-lmg1.png Lamego Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-lra1.png Leiria Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-lsb1.png Lisbon (details)Gyronny  Black and   White13th century
Pt-lle3.png Loulé Gyronny  Purple and   White
Pt-lrs3.png Loures Gyronny  Black and   Yellow
Pt-lnh1.png Lourinhã Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-lsa1.png Lousã Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-lsd1.png Lousada Quartered  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-mac1.png Mação Plain  Yellow
Pt-mcd3.png Macedo de Cavaleiros Gyronny  Yellow and   Green
Pt-mch3.png Machico Plain  White
Pt-mad1.png Madalena Plain  Yellow
Pt-mfr1.png Mafra Plain  Yellow
Pt-mai3.png Maia Gyronny  Red and   Blue
Pt-mgl3.png Mangualde Gyronny  Green and   Yellow
Pt-mtg1.png Manteigas Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-mcn5.png Marco de Canaveses Gyronny  Black and   White
Pt-mgr3.png Marinha Grande Gyronny  Black and   Yellow
Pt-mrv1.png Marvão Plain  Red
Pt-mts3.png Matosinhos Gyronny  White and   Green
Pt-mld1.png Mealhada Plain  Green
Flag of Meda.svg Mêda Plain  Green
Pt-mlg1.png Melgaço Plain  Red
Pt-mtl1.png Mértola Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-msf1.png Mesão Frio Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-mir1.png Mira Plain  Yellow
Pt-mcv1.png Miranda do Corvo Plain  Red
Pt-mdr1.png Miranda do Douro
(Miranda de l Douro)
Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-mdl3.png Mirandela Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-mgd1.png Mogadouro Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-mbr1.png Moimenta da Beira Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-mta1.png Moita Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-mnc1.png Monção Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-mcq1.png Monchique Plain  White
Pt-mdb1.png Mondim de Basto Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-mft1.png Monforte Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-mtr1.png Montalegre Quartered  White and   Blue
Pt-mmn3.png Montemor-o-Novo Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-mmv1.png Montemor-o-Velho Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-mtj1.png Montijo Gyronny  Green and   Yellow
Pt-mor1.png Mora Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-mrt1.png Mortágua Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-mra3.png Moura Gyronny  Yellow and   Black
Pt-mou1.png Mourão Plain  Yellow
Pt-mur1.png Murça Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-mrs1.png Murtosa Plain  Red
Pt-nzr1.png Nazaré Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-nls1.png Nelas Quartered  White and   Purple
Pt-nis1.png Nisa Plain  Yellow
Pt-nrd1.png Nordeste Plain  Green
Pt-obd1.png Óbidos Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-odm1.png Odemira Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-odv3.png Odivelas Gyronny  White and   Blue
Pt-oer1.png Oeiras Quartered  White and   Purple
Pt-olr1.png Oleiros Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-olh5.png Olhão da Restauração Plain  Yellow
Pt-oaz1.png Oliveira de Azeméis Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-ofr1.png Oliveira de Frades Quartered  Blue and   Black
Pt-obr3.png Oliveira do Bairro Gyronny  White and   Purple
Pt-ohp3.png Oliveira do Hospital Gyronny  Purple and   White
Pt-vno3.png Ourém Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-orq1.png Ourique Plain  White
Pt-ovr1.png Ovar Gyronny  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-pfr3.png Paços de Ferreira Gyronny  Green and   Yellow
Pt-plm1.png Palmela Plain  Purple
Pt-pps1.png Pampilhosa da Serra Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-prd3.png Paredes Gyronny  Purple and   Green
Pt-pcr1.png Paredes de Coura Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-pgr1.png Pedrógão Grande Quartered  White and   Black
Pt-pcv1.png Penacova Quartered  Blue and   White
Pt-pnf1.png Penafiel Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-pct1.png Penalva do Castelo Plain  Yellow
Pt-pnc3.png Penamacor Quartered  White and   Blue
Pt-pnd1.png Penedono Quartered  White and   Black
Pt-pnl1.png Penela Plain  Blue
Pt-pni3.png Peniche Gyronny  Black and   Red
Pt-prg1.png Peso da Régua Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-pnh1.png Pinhel Gyronny  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-pbl3.png Pombal Gyronny  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-pdl1.png Ponta Delgada Plain  Yellow
Pt-pts1.png Ponta do Sol Quartered  White and   Blue
Pt-ptb1.png Ponte da Barca Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-ptl1.png Ponte de Lima Quartered  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-psr1.png Ponte de Sor Gyronny  Yellow and   Black
Pt-ptg1.png Portalegre Gyronny  Black and   Yellow
Pt-prl1.png Portel Plain  Red
Pt-ptm1.png Portimão Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-prt1.png Porto Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-pms1.png Porto de Mós Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-pmz1.png Porto Moniz Plain  Yellow
Pt-pst3.png Porto Santo Plain  Green
Pt-pvl1.png Póvoa de Lanhoso Plain  Yellow
Pt-pvz5.png Póvoa de Varzim Gyronny  Blue and   White
Pt-pvc1.png Povoação Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-vpv3.png Praia da Vitória Plain  Red
Pt-pnv1.png Proença-a-Nova Quartered  Yellow and   Green
Pt-rdd1.png Redondo Quartered  Red and   Yellow
Pt-rmz1.png Reguengos de Monsaraz Gyronny  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-rsd1.png Resende Quartered  White and   Blue
Pt-rbr1.png Ribeira Brava Plain  White
Pt-rpn1.png Ribeira de Pena Plain  Yellow
Pt-rgr3.png Ribeira Grande Gyronny  Blue and   White
Pt-rmr3.png Rio Maior Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-sbs1.png Sabrosa Plain  Green
Pt-sbg 2005.png Sabugal Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-smg1.png Salvaterra de Magos Quartered  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-scd3.png Santa Comba Dão Gyronny  Blue and   Yellow
Pt-scr1.png Santa Cruz Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-scg1.png Santa Cruz da Graciosa Plain  Yellow
Pt-scf1.png Santa Cruz das Flores Plain  Green
Pt-vfr3.png Santa Maria da Feira Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-smp1.png Santa Marta de Penaguião Quartered  Green and   Purple
Pt-stn3.png Santana Gyronny  White and   Green
Pt-str1.png Santarém Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-stc3.png Santiago do Cacém Gyronny  Red and   Blue
Pt-sts3.png Santo Tirso Plain  Yellow
Pt-sba1.png São Brás de Alportel Quartered  Green and   Black
Pt-sjm1.png São João da Madeira Gyronny  White and   Black
Pt-sjp1.png São João da Pesqueira Quartered  Blue and   White
Pt-sps1.png São Pedro do Sul Gyronny  Red and   Blue
Pt-srq1.png São Roque do Pico Plain  Green
Pt-svc1.png São Vicente Quartered  Yellow and   Red
Pt-srd1.png Sardoal Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-sat1.png Sátão Quartered  Purple and   Green
Pt-sei3.png Seia Gyronny  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-sxl3.png Seixal Gyronny  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-srn1.png Sernancelhe Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-srp1.png Serpa Gyronny  White and   Black
Pt-srt1.png Sertã Quartered  White and   Black
Pt-ssb1.png Sesimbra Plain  White
Pt-stb1.png Setúbal Gyronny  Purple and   White
Pt-svv1.png Sever do Vouga Plain  Blue
Pt-slv1.png Silves Plain  Red
Pt-sns3.png Sines Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-snt1.png Sintra Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-sma1.png Sobral de Monte Agraço Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-sre1.png Soure Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-ssl1.png Sousel Plain  Yellow
Pt-tbu1.png Tábua Quartered  Green and   Yellow
Pt-tbc1.png Tabuaço Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-trc1.png Tarouca Plain  Green
Pt-tvr1.png Tavira Gyronny  Black and   White
Pt-tbr1.png Terras de Bouro Plain  Green
Pt-tmr1.png Tomar Gyronny  Red and   Black
Pt-tnd3.png Tondela Gyronny  Green and   Yellow
Pt-tmc1.png Torre de Moncorvo Plain  Blue
Pt-tnv3.png Torres Novas Gyronny  Yellow and   Green
Pt-tvd3.png Torres Vedras Plain  White
Pt-tcs1.png Trancoso Gyronny  White and   Green
Pt-trf1.png Trofa Gyronny  White and   Blue
Pt-vgs1.png Vagos Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-vac3.png Vale de Cambra Gyronny  Yellow and   Black
Valenca bandeira.jpg Valença Gyronny  Purple and   White
Pt-vlg3.png Valongo Gyronny  Black and   Green
Pt-vpc3.png Valpaços Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-vls1.png Velas Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-vnd3.png Vendas Novas Gyronny  Yellow and   Red
Pt-vnt1.png Viana do Alentejo Quartered  Blue and   Red
Pt-vct1.gif Viana do Castelo Gyronny  Black and   Yellow
Pt-vdg1.png Vidigueira Quartered  White and   Green
Pt-vrm1.png Vieira do Minho Quartered  Yellow and   Black
Pt-vlr1.png Vila de Rei Quartered  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-vbp1.png Vila do Bispo Plain  Green
Pt-vcd3.png Vila do Conde Gyronny  Red and   Yellow
Pt-vpt3.png Vila do Porto Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-vfl1.png Vila Flor Quartered  Yellow and   Purple
Pt-vfx3.png Vila Franca de Xira Gyronny  Red and   White
Pt-vfc1.png Vila Franca do Campo Plain  Yellow
Pt-vnb1.png Vila Nova da Barquinha Quartered  White and   Black
Pt-vnc1.png Vila Nova de Cerveira Plain  Yellow
Pt-vnf3.png Vila Nova de Famalicão Gyronny  Yellow and   Green
Pt-vlf3.png Vila Nova de Foz Côa Gyronny  Green and   White
Pt-vng3.png Vila Nova de Gaia Gyronny  Black and   Yellow
Pt-vnp1.png Vila Nova de Paiva Plain  White
Pt-prs1.png Vila Nova de Poiares Plain  Green
Pt-vpa1.png Vila Pouca de Aguiar Quartered  Green and   Black
Pt-vrl1.png Vila Real Gyronny  White and   Green
Pt-vrs3.png Vila Real de Santo António Gyronny  White and   Red
Pt-vvr1.png Vila Velha de Ródão Quartered  White and   Red
Pt-vvd1.png Vila Verde Plain  Green
Pt-vvc1.png Vila Viçosa Plain  Blue
Pt-vms1.png Vimioso
(Bumioso)
Plain  Red
Pt-vnh1.png Vinhais Quartered  White and   Black
Pt-vis1.png Viseu Gyronny  Red and   Yellow
Pt-viz1.png Vizela Gyronny  Yellow and   Blue
Pt-vzl1.png Vouzela Quartered  Yellow and   Red

See also

References

  1. "Portuguese subnational flag and arms law - Lei 53/91, de 7 de Agosto". CRW Flags.