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# Vade United Commune (Portugal)

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## União das Freguesias do Vade, Concelho de Vila Verde, Distrito de Braga

- Vade United Commune
- Former Atães Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Atães

- Former Codeceda Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Codeceda

- Former Covas Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Covas

- Former Penascais Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Penascais

- Former Valões Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Valões

See also:

- Vila Verde Municipality
- Portugal
- Portuguese WIKIPEDIA

## Vade United Commune

The commune has no proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2025

### Former Atães Commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 14 Jan 2026

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2025

#### Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 21 Sep 2025

Shield Vert an eagle volant debilitated Or armed Argent with nimbus of the same and a bugle horn Or, both arrayed in pale between two barrulets wavy Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "ATÃES - VILA VERDE"".
Meaning:
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 18 October 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2025

#### Presentation of Atães

Atães was one of the 37 communes of Vila Verde Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 659 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2,98 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 Sep 2025

### Former Codeceda Commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 23 Sep 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2025

#### Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 23 Sep 2025

Shield Argent three broom boughs Vert flowered proper and arrayed in fess, in chief two keys Azure with their wards pointing chiefwards arrayed in saltire and tied by a ribbon Gules, in base a plough Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CODECEDA".
Meaning:
The word "codeceda" can be interpreted to mean "broom field", from "codeço", one of the Portuguese common names for the plant Adenocarpus complicatus of the botanical tribe Genisteae, named "broom" in English . These arms therefore are partly canting. The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 13 December 2006
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2025

#### Presentation of Codeceda

Codeceda was one of the 37 communes of Vila Verde Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 172 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,75 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2025

### Former Covas Commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 23 Sep 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2025

#### Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 23 Sep 2025

Shield Vert a raised granary Argent grated Gules, flanked by two grapevines Argent fructed Or, issuant from base a hump bridge Argent masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "COVAS - VILA VERDE".
Meaning:
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 26 March 2003
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2025

#### Presentation of Covas

Covas was one of the 37 communes of Vila Verde Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 396 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 3,49 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 23 Sep 2025

### Former Penascais Commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025 | 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025 |  |

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain field .
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025

#### Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025 | image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025 |  |

The two coats of arms differ essentially in the charge placed in chief Ã¢â‚¬â€ either a maize ear or a wyvern, and secondarily in the attitude of the two main charges.
Shield Vert two wheels Argent arrayed in fess with their spokes in pale, in chief a wyvern passant Or garnished Gules, issuant from base wavy Azure, charged with a bar Argent, a mound Or (see left image above).
Shield Vert two wheels Argent arrayed in fess with their spokes in fess, in chief a maize ear Or leafed Argent, issuant from base wavy Azure, charged with a bar Argent, a mound Or (see left image above).
both have a mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "PENASCAIS".
Meaning:
It is not known, which version was created later and which was favoured by whom. There is also no clue about the proposed flag pattern Ã¢â‚¬â€ any thing either plain or quartered is possible, except for black and purple.
Sources: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage and here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025

The two slightly different designs didn´t progress a lot in the officialisation process, even though the blazoning seems fully compatible with the usual requirements.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025

#### Presentation of Penascais

Penascais was one of the 37 communes of Vila Verde Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 255 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 1,91 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025

### Former Valões Commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 1 Oct 2025

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field of unknown colour.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025

#### Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin andSérgio Horta, 1 Oct 2025

Shield Or a raised granary Argent surrounded at base and flanches by two grapevines Vert fructed Purple in orle and crossed per saltire at base, in chief a palm frond Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VALÕES - VILA VERDE".
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on ,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025

#### Presentation of Valões

Valões was one of the 37 communes of Vila Verde Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 195 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 4,00 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 1 Oct 2025

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