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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Shield Or a push cart Azure, flanked on chief ba a scallop Gules and on base by a cherry twig Vert fruited by three cherries Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FAIA - CABECEIRAS de BASTO".
Meaning:
The scallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 7 January 2004
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
Faia is one of the eight communes of Cabeceiras de Basto Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 555 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 5,15 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 Dec 2024
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