Last modified: 2017-09-21 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[Aves commune]](../images/p/pt-stsav.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 22 May 2008
It is a fairly typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a yellow and blue quartered field (town rank).
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 May 2008
![[Aves commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-stsav).gif)
image by Sérgio Horta, 22 May 2008
The arms are Vert a fess wavy Argent charged with two barrulets wavy Azure and in chief a scales Or hanging from a flaming sword Or pointing upwards and in base a shuttle Or with bobbin of the Same. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "AVES".
Meaning:
The toponym means "birds’ town", but there are none on the arms.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 May 2008
Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República : III Série on 20 February 1996.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 22 May 2008
Aves Commune is seated in Aves town (a.k.a. Vila das Aves) and is one of the 14 communes of Santo Tirso Municipality; it had 8458 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 6.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 Sep 2017
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