Areias Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Areias, Concelho de Barcelos, Distrito de Braga

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• Areias Commune
• Flag
• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of Areias

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Areias Commune

Flag

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

Coat of Arms

Shield Or with base wavy Azure, a raven statant Sable, on either chief corner an oil can Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "AREIAS - BARCELOS".
Meaning:
The raven is an attribute of st. Vincent, the local patron saint. The base wavy is representing the Lake of Caíde and the Cávado River. The cans are alluding to local oliviculture.
Source: Barcelos municipal webpage and Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 22 June 1999
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 4 May 2016

Presentation of Areias

Areias is one of the 43 communes of Barcelos Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1014 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 2,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider,

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