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![[Manhouce commune flag]](../images/p/pt-spsma.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta´, 5 Apr 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, 5 Apr 2025
![[Manhouce commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-spsma).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 5 Apr 2025
Shield Vert a guitar Or garnished Sable and Gules in fess, in chief a raised granary Argent, issuant from the flanches and from base wavy Argent, charged with a barrulet Azure, 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 "MANHOUCE"
Meaning:
The guitar in the arms stands for the local traditional folk dance and music ensemble Grupo de Danças e Cantares de Manhouce, which has met worldwide fame. For further information about this teardrop-shaped type of guitar click: English WIKIPEDIA. It is blazoned as garnished Sable alone (Portuguese: "realçada de negro") but shown in all images to be garnished also Gules.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2025
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 26 December 2011, see here
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2025
Manhouce is one of the ten communes of São Pedro do Sul Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 466 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 40,53 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2025
back to São Pedro do Sul Communes click here
