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It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of yellow and black.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Jan 2024 11 Feb 2022
Shield Sable on a mound Argent issuant from base a cork oak Or fruited and peeled Argent and in chief a crown of thorns Or. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "FREIXIEL - VILA FLOR".
Meaning:
Yet the coat of arms shows a cork oak instead of an ash: It must have been an option to rather illustrate local produce instead of going for canting arms.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Jan 2024
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 8 June 2006
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Jan 2024
Freixiel was one of the nine communes of Vila Flor Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 527 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 33.18 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 8 Jan 2024
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