List of Portuguese municipal flags

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

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
Flag Name of municipality Type of flag Colour(s) Adoption date
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
Lisbon (details) Gyronny   Black and   White 13th century
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

See also

References

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