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Canedo, Vale e Vila Maior United Commune (Portugal)

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Keywords: canedo(sta.maria da feira) | vale | vila maior(sta.maria da feira) | corn(cob) | base(wavy) | st.mary | crescent(recumbent) | wall(embattled) |
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União das Freguesias de Canedo, Vale e Vila Maior, Concelho de Santa Maria da Feira, Distrito de Aveiro

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Canedo, Vale e Vila Maior United Commune

The commune either has not yet proper symbols or they are unknown.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 17 May 2024

Former Canedo commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Canedo (Santa Maria da Feira) commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Apr 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy of Argent and Azure, three corn cobs Or set in fess, in chief a pair of keys crossed per saltire, one Or and the other Argent. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "CANEDO - SANTA MARIA DA FEIRA".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 27 July 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Presentation of Canedo

Canedo Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 6044 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 27,8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Flag

I couldn´t find any flag information.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Coat of Arms

[Vale commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 10 Apr 2016

Shield Azure, a praying St. Mary(?) robed Gules and cloaked Azure, standing on a crescent recumbent Argent, supported from beneath by five putti Argent lined Sable, St. Mary's head is surrounded by a circle of starlets Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "FREGUESIA DO VALE".
Source:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Presentation of Vale

Vale Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 1903 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 9.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Former Vila Maior commune (until 2013)

Flag


[Vila Maior (Sta. Maria da Feira) commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 5 June 2024

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, 5 June 2024

Coat of Arms

[Vila Maior (Santa Maria da Feira) commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Shield Argent, a bar wavy Azure charged with a barrulet Argent, in chief an embattled wall Gules, masoned Argent with open gate, in base a bundle of four corn cobs Or leaved Vert and tied Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "VILA MAIOR - SANTA MARIA DA FEIRA".
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 28 August 2002
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

Presentation of Vila Maior

Vila Maior Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Santa Maria da Feira Municipality; it had 1511 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 2,7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 10 Apr 2016

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