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.
Flag | Name of municipality | Type of flag | Colour(s) | Adoption date |
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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 |