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Almancil Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Almancil,Concelho de Loulé, Distrito de Faro

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[Almancil city flag]
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 22 Jan 2026 		[Almancil city flag #2]
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 22 Jan 2026 		   

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Almancil Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field gyronny of eight of white and blue (see left image above) or blue and white (see right image above).
The new flag, adopted in 2025, shows a trivial change in the background pattern, from quarterly to gyronny, parallel to the change from four to five visible towers on the mural crown, both justified by the status upgrade of the communal seat from town to city. The inscription of the scroll changed from ALMANCIL to FREGUESIA DE ALMANCIL.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Jan 2026

Former Town Flag

[Almancil town flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 22 Jan 2026

It was a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of white and blue.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Jan 2026

Coat of Arms


[Almancil commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 22 Jan 2026

Shield gules with base wavy of Argent and Vert, a gridiron Sable between two Algarvian chimneys proper. Mural crown Argent with five visible towers (city rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DE ALMANCIL".
Meaning:
The gridiron is an attribute of St. Lawrence, the local patron saint. The base wavy is a representation of the Atlantic Ocean. The chimneys are typical local buildings.
Sources: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage and
Sérgio Horta, 31 Dec 1999 and Klaus-Michael Schneider.

flag and arms of Almancil, the official document is online at

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 30 July 2025, see here. The previous symbols were Published in Diário da República: III Série on 31 July 1996 see herep.13274, 2nd column.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Jan 2026

Presentation of Almancil

Almancil is one of the eight communes of Loulé Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 11291 inhabitants in 2021 and covers  km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 Jan 2026

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