São Pedro de Agostém Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Pedro de Agostém, Concelho de Chaves, Distrito de Vila Real

Last modified: 2024-06-15 by klaus-michael schneider
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• São Pedro de Agostém Commune
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• Coat of Arms
• Presentation of São Pedro de Agostém

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São Pedro de Agostém Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 May 2024

Coat of Arms

Shield Azure with base wavy Argent two barrulets wavy Azure a comet Argent flanked by two grape bunches Or leafed Argent, in chief two keys in saltire with the one in bend being Or over the one in bend sinister being Argent and both with their wards pointing upwards and outwards. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SÃO PEDRO DE AGOSTÉM".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint. The word "São" ("Saint") is abbreviated to "S." in the scroll, which is an exceptional case.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 May 2024

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 May 2001,
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 May 2024

Presentation of São Pedro de Agostém

São Pedro de Agostém was one of the 30 communes of Chaves Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 1323 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 16,70 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 2 May 2024

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