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São Roque do Faial Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Roque do Faial, Concelho de Santana, Madeira

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[São Roque do Faial commune] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 18 Jan 2014
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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, 18 Jan 2014

Coat of arms

[São Roque do Faial commune CoA] image by Sérgio Horta,

Shield Argent, São Roque nimbed Or, coated sable with boots Proper, holding his attributes, canteen fixed on top of a baton Proper, accompanied by a dog Proper and flanked by two cedars Proper. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "SÃO ROQUE DO FAIAL".
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2014

Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 5 July 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2014

Presentation of São Roque do Faial

São Roque do Faial Commune is one of the six communes of Santana Municipality (q.v.); it had inhabitants in 2011 and covers  km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 18 Jan 2014

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