List of Portuguese municipal flags

Last updated January 15, 2024

The Portuguese municipalities are entitled to use a local flag with a 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
Name of municipality	Type of flag	Colour(s)
Abrantes	Gyronny	Yellow and Blue
Águeda	Gyronny	Green and Yellow
Aguiar da Beira	Quartered	White and Black
Alandroal	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Albergaria-a-Velha	Gyronny	Purple and Yellow
Albufeira	Gyronny	Yellow and Red
Alcácer do Sal	Plain	Red
Alcanena	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Alcobaça	Gyronny	Blue and Yellow
Alcochete	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Alcoutim	Quartered	Green and White
Alenquer	Plain	Blue
Alfândega da Fé	Plain	White
Alijó	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Aljezur	Plain	Blue
Aljustrel	Quartered	Purple and White
Almada	Gyronny	Blue and Yellow
Almeida	Plain	Red
Almeirim	Gyronny	Yellow and Purple
Almodôvar	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Alpiarça	Quartered	Green and Black
Alter do Chão	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Alvaiázere	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Alvito	Plain	Blue
Amadora	Gyronny	Green and White
Amarante	Gyronny	White and Green
Amares	Plain	Green
Anadia	Gyronny	Purple and White
Angra do Heroísmo	Gyronny	Blue and White
Ansião	Quartered	White and Purple
Arcos de Valdevez	Plain	Yellow
Arganil	Plain	Green
Armamar	Plain	Green
Arouca	Plain	Yellow
Arraiolos	Quartered	White and Purple
Arronches	Quartered	White and Purple
Arruda dos Vinhos	Quartered	Red and White
Aveiro	Gyronny	White and Red
Avis	Plain	Green
Azambuja	Plain	Green
Baião	Plain	Blue
Barcelos	Gyronny	Red and Yellow
Barrancos	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Barreiro	Gyronny	Red and Black
Batalha	Plain	Red
Beja	Gyronny	Black and Red
Belmonte	Quartered	Green and White
Benavente	Quartered	White and Green
Bombarral	Plain	Purple
Borba	Gyronny	White and Red
Boticas	Plain	Blue
Braga	Gyronny	Blue and White
Bragança	Gyronny	Blue and Yellow
Cabeceiras de Basto	Quartered	White and Purple
Cadaval	Quartered	Yellow and Purple
Caldas da Rainha	Gyronny	Purple and Yellow
Calheta (Azores)	Quartered	Blue and White
Calheta (Madeira)	Plain	White
Câmara de Lobos	Gyronny	Blue and Yellow
Caminha	Quartered	White and Red
Campo Maior	Quartered	Red and Blue
Cantanhede	Gyronny	Purple and Yellow
Carrazeda de Ansiães	Plain	Green
Carregal do Sal	Quartered	Yellow and Purple
Cartaxo	Gyronny	Purple and White
Cascais	Plain	Red
Castanheira de Pera	Plain	Green
Castelo Branco	Gyronny	Black and White
Castelo de Paiva	Plain	Blue
Castelo de Vide	Plain	Yellow
Castro Daire	Quartered	White and Green
Castro Marim	Quartered	Red and Black
Castro Verde	Quartered	White and Red
Celorico da Beira	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Celorico de Basto	Quartered	White and Black
Chamusca	Quartered	Yellow and Purple
Chaves	Gyronny	Blue and White
Cinfães	Plain	Green
Coimbra	Gyronny	Purple and Yellow
Condeixa-a-Nova	Quartered	Red and Yellow
Constância	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Coruche	Plain	Green
Corvo	Quartered	White and Black
Covilhã	Gyronny	White and Red
Crato	Quartered	White and Red
Cuba	Quartered	Yellow and Purple
Elvas	Plain	Red
Entroncamento	Gyronny	White and Red
Espinho	Gyronny	Green and Yellow
Esposende	Gyronny	Yellow and Blue
Estarreja	Gyronny	Yellow and Blue
Estremoz	Plain	Green
Évora	Gyronny	Red and Yellow
Fafe	Gyronny	White and Red
Faro	Gyronny	Red and White
Felgueiras	Gyronny	Purple and Yellow
Ferreira do Alentejo	Plain	Green
Ferreira do Zêzere	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Figueira da Foz	Gyronny	Green and Yellow
Figueira de Castelo Rodrigo	Plain	Red
Figueiró dos Vinhos	Quartered	White and Green
Fornos de Algodres	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Freixo de Espada à Cinta	Plain	Yellow
Fronteira	Plain	White
Funchal	Gyronny	Purple and Yellow
Fundão	Plain	Green
Gavião	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Góis	Quartered	White and Green
Golegã	Plain	Blue
Gondomar	Gyronny	Blue and Yellow
Gouveia	Gyronny	Purple and White
Grândola	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Guarda	Gyronny	Red and White
Guimarães	Gyronny	Green and White
Horta	Gyronny	White and Blue
Idanha-a-Nova	Quartered	Red and Black
Ílhavo	Gyronny	White and Purple
Lagoa (Algarve)	Gyronny	Black and Yellow
Lagoa (Azores)	Gyronny	Red and White
Lagos	Quartered diagonally	Blue and Yellow
Lajes das Flores	Quartered	White and Blue
Lajes do Pico	Quartered	Green and Black
Lamego	Gyronny	Green and White
Leiria	Gyronny	Red and White
Lisboa (details)	Gyronny	Black and White
Loulé	Gyronny	Purple and White
Loures	Gyronny	Black and Yellow
Lourinhã	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Lousã	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Lousada	Quartered	Yellow and Purple
Mação	Plain	Yellow
Macedo de Cavaleiros	Gyronny	Yellow and Green
Machico	Plain	White
Madalena	Plain	Yellow
Mafra	Plain	Yellow
Maia	Gyronny	Red and Blue
Mangualde	Gyronny	Green and Yellow
Manteigas	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Marco de Canaveses	Gyronny	Black and White
Marinha Grande	Gyronny	Black and Yellow
Marvão	Plain	Red
Matosinhos	Gyronny	White and Green
Mealhada	Plain	Green
Mêda	Plain	Green
Melgaço	Plain	Red
Mértola	Quartered	White and Red
Mesão Frio	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Mira	Plain	Yellow
Miranda do Corvo	Plain	Red
Miranda do Douro (Miranda de l Douro)	Gyronny	Red and White
Mirandela	Gyronny	Green and White
Mogadouro	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Moimenta da Beira	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Moita	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Monção	Quartered	White and Green
Monchique	Plain	White
Mondim de Basto	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Monforte	Quartered	White and Green
Montalegre	Quartered	White and Blue
Montemor-o-Novo	Gyronny	White and Red
Montemor-o-Velho	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Montijo	Gyronny	Green and Yellow
Mora	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Mortágua	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Moura	Gyronny	Yellow and Black
Mourão	Plain	Yellow
Murça	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Murtosa	Plain	Red
Nazaré	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Nelas	Quartered	White and Purple
Nisa	Plain	Yellow
Nordeste	Plain	Green
Óbidos	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Odemira	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Odivelas	Gyronny	White and Blue
Oeiras	Quartered	White and Purple
Oleiros	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Olhão da Restauração	Plain	Yellow
Oliveira de Azeméis	Gyronny	Red and White
Oliveira de Frades	Quartered	Blue and Black
Oliveira do Bairro	Gyronny	White and Purple
Oliveira do Hospital	Gyronny	Purple and White
Ourém	Gyronny	White and Red
Ourique	Plain	White
Ovar	Gyronny	Yellow and Blue
Paços de Ferreira	Gyronny	Green and Yellow
Palmela	Plain	Purple
Pampilhosa da Serra	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Paredes	Gyronny	Purple and Green
Paredes de Coura	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Pedrógão Grande	Quartered	White and Black
Penacova	Quartered	Blue and White
Penafiel	Gyronny	White and Red
Penalva do Castelo	Plain	Yellow
Penamacor	Quartered	White and Blue
Penedono	Quartered	White and Black
Penela	Plain	Blue
Peniche	Gyronny	Black and Red
Peso da Régua	Gyronny	White and Red
Pinhel	Gyronny	Blue and Yellow
Pombal	Gyronny	Blue and Yellow
Ponta Delgada	Plain	Yellow
Ponta do Sol	Quartered	White and Blue
Ponte da Barca	Quartered	White and Red
Ponte de Lima	Quartered	Yellow and Purple
Ponte de Sor	Gyronny	Yellow and Black
Portalegre	Gyronny	Black and Yellow
Portel	Plain	Red
Portimão	Gyronny	Green and White
Porto	Gyronny	Green and White
Porto de Mós	Quartered	White and Red
Porto Moniz	Plain	Yellow
Porto Santo	Plain	Green
Póvoa de Lanhoso	Plain	Yellow
Póvoa de Varzim	Gyronny	Blue and White
Povoação	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Praia da Vitória	Plain	Red
Proença-a-Nova	Quartered	Yellow and Green
Redondo	Quartered	Red and Yellow
Reguengos de Monsaraz	Gyronny	Yellow and Purple
Resende	Quartered	White and Blue
Ribeira Brava	Plain	White
Ribeira de Pena	Plain	Yellow
Ribeira Grande	Gyronny	Blue and White
Rio Maior	Gyronny	Green and White
Sabrosa	Plain	Green
Sabugal	Gyronny	Green and White
Salvaterra de Magos	Quartered	Blue and Yellow
Santa Comba Dão	Gyronny	Blue and Yellow
Santa Cruz	Gyronny	Green and White
Santa Cruz da Graciosa	Plain	Yellow
Santa Cruz das Flores	Plain	Green
Santa Maria da Feira	Gyronny	Red and White
Santa Marta de Penaguião	Quartered	Green and Purple
Santana	Gyronny	White and Green
Santarém	Gyronny	Red and White
Santiago do Cacém	Gyronny	Red and Blue
Santo Tirso	Plain	Yellow
São Brás de Alportel	Quartered	Green and Black
São João da Madeira	Gyronny	White and Black
São João da Pesqueira	Quartered	Blue and White
São Pedro do Sul	Gyronny	Red and Blue
São Roque do Pico	Plain	Green
São Vicente	Quartered	Yellow and Red
Sardoal	Quartered	White and Green
Sátão	Quartered	Purple and Green
Seia	Gyronny	Yellow and Blue
Seixal	Gyronny	Yellow and Blue
Sernancelhe	Quartered	White and Red
Serpa	Gyronny	White and Black
Sertã	Quartered	White and Black
Sesimbra	Plain	White
Setúbal	Gyronny	Purple and White
Sever do Vouga	Plain	Blue
Silves	Plain	Red
Sines	Gyronny	Red and White
Sintra	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Sobral de Monte Agraço	Quartered	White and Green
Soure	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Sousel	Plain	Yellow
Tábua	Quartered	Green and Yellow
Tabuaço	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Tarouca	Plain	Green
Tavira	Gyronny	Black and White
Terras de Bouro	Plain	Green
Tomar	Gyronny	Red and Black
Tondela	Gyronny	Green and Yellow
Torre de Moncorvo	Plain	Blue
Torres Novas	Gyronny	Yellow and Green
Torres Vedras	Plain	White
Trancoso	Gyronny	White and Green
Trofa	Gyronny	White and Blue
Vagos	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Vale de Cambra	Gyronny	Yellow and Black
Valença	Gyronny	Purple and White
Valongo	Gyronny	Black and Green
Valpaços	Gyronny	Red and White
Velas	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Vendas Novas	Gyronny	Yellow and Red
Viana do Alentejo	Quartered	Blue and Red
Viana do Castelo	Gyronny	Black and Yellow
Vidigueira	Quartered	White and Green
Vieira do Minho	Quartered	Yellow and Black
Vila de Rei	Quartered	Yellow and Blue
Vila do Bispo	Plain	Green
Vila do Conde	Gyronny	Red and Yellow
Vila do Porto	Quartered	White and Red
Vila Flor	Quartered	Yellow and Purple
Vila Franca de Xira	Gyronny	Red and White
Vila Franca do Campo	Plain	Yellow
Vila Nova da Barquinha	Quartered	White and Black
Vila Nova de Cerveira	Plain	Yellow
Vila Nova de Famalicão	Gyronny	Yellow and Green
Vila Nova de Foz Côa	Gyronny	Green and White
Vila Nova de Gaia	Gyronny	Black and Yellow
Vila Nova de Paiva	Plain	White
Vila Nova de Poiares	Plain	Green
Vila Pouca de Aguiar	Quartered	Green and Black
Vila Real	Gyronny	White and Green
Vila Real de Santo António	Gyronny	White and Red
Vila Velha de Ródão	Quartered	White and Red
Vila Verde	Plain	Green
Vila Viçosa	Plain	Blue
Vimioso (Bumioso)	Plain	Red
Vinhais	Quartered	White and Black
Viseu	Gyronny	Red and Yellow
Vizela	Gyronny	Yellow and Blue
Vouzela	Quartered	Yellow and Red

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