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Keywords: vila facaia | wheel(bladed) | grapevine | stick |
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![[Vila Facaia commune]](../images/p/pt-pgrvf.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Jan 2008
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow background (village rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Jan 2008
![[Vila Facaia commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-pgrvf).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 17 Jan 2008
The arms are Sable a bladed wheel Or between two sticks Argent set in pale all above a woody grapevine Or fruited Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILA FACAIA"
Meaning:
The arms show local products (grapes and timber) and refer to the traditional patron, St. Catherine of Alexandria, represented by her instrument of torture, the wheel.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Jan 2008
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 2 May 2002
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Jan 2008
Vila Facaia Commune is one of the three communes of Pedrógão Grande municipality, it had 579 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 17.3 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 17 Jan 2008
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