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![[Cujó commune flag]](../images/p/pt-cdrcu.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 2025
![[Cujó commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-cdrcu).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 2025
Shield Or a Marian crown Azure and two pairs of pick axes Sable hafted Gules with each pair in saltire, the whole arrayed in pale,
in orle a single eradicated beanstalk Vert fructed and flowered Gules with both seeded Argent.
Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading
in black upper case serifed letters "CUJÓ - CASTRO DAIRE".
Meaning:
The crown is an attribute of St. Mary, being the local patron saint as Our Lady of Conception.
Source: Ralf Hartemink´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 23 May 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 2025
Cujó is one of the 11 communes of Castro Daire Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes. It had 245 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 8,46 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 Nov 2025
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