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São Paio Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de São Paio, Concelho de Gouveia, Distrito da Guarda

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[São Paio (Gouveia) commune flag] 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta´, 18 Feb 2025
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São Paio 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, 18 Feb 2025

Coat of Arms


[São Paio (Gouveia) commune CoA] image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 18 Feb 2025

Shield Vert a cogwheel Or, in chief two grape bunches Or, in base issuant from the flanks a hump bridge Argent masoned Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "S. PAIO - GOUVEIA".
Meaning:
"São Paio", often amalgamated to "Sampaio" (another common surname), is the Portuguese name of Pelagius of Córdoba, a 10th century Christian martyr; see here. These arms are not canting.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Feb 2025

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 8 June 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Feb 2025

Presentation of São Paio

São Paio is one of the ten communes of Gouveia Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 699 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 15,57 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 18 Feb 2025

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