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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024
Shield Argent a pilgrim´s staff Azure with annexed canteen Gules fixed of the same, flanked by two potatoe shrubs Vert fruited Gules, issuant from base a double mount Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "VILA FRANCA DO DEÃO".
Meaning:
Staff and canteen are attributes of St. James the Elder, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024
Published in Diário da República: II Série on 11 July 2011
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024
Vila Franca do Deão is one of the 35 communes of Guarda Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 134 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 12,99 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2024
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