Flag of Barberà de la Conca

The flag of Barberà de la Conca is a light blue field with two horizontal white stripes in the centre, one below the other and separated by a gap of the same thickness.

How it came about

Barberà de la Conca is a municipality in the comarca of the Conca de Barberà, in the province of Tarragona. Its flag is from 2002, dated 24 December.

The design is of notable simplicity: two equal white bands on light blue. There is no coat of arms, no figure and no border.

How it has changed

It has never changed. It is from 2002 and there are no documented later modifications.

What it means

• Light blue

  the background of the field, plain and with no divisions.

• Two white stripes

  horizontal, in the centre, one below the other.

• Measurements

  each stripe takes up a twelfth of the height, and the gap that separates them is of the same thickness.

Fun facts

1. Two stripes and nothing more

   The flag of Barberà de la Conca is two white stripes on blue. There is no figure at all. It is one of the simplest municipal flags ever approved, which is why its blazon fits in a paragraph.

2. The gap is as thick as the stripes

   The two stripes measure a twelfth of the height each, and the blue space separating them is the same. That symmetry from one to three is what makes the design look finished rather than like an abandoned line.

3. Horizontal stripes in the centre

   The two bands sit in the centre of the field, not at the top or the bottom. With stripes of the same height, the central position is what balances the whole and leaves the blue in equal measure on all four sides.

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