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Piedade Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Piedade, Concelho de Lajes do Pico, Açores

Last modified: 2016-01-16 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Piedade commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jan 2016
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jan 2016

Coat of arms

Shield Gules with base wavy of Argent and Vert, the green barrulets in base charged with a fish Or eyed Gules each. A disc Or flanked by two paly barley ears Or with seeds Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "PIEDADE - LAJES DO PICO" Source: communal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jan 2016


Presentation of Piedade

Piedade Commune is one of the six communes of the Lajes do Pico municipality (q.v.); it had 844 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 12.9 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jan 2016


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