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Cadaval e Pêro Moniz United Commune (Portugal)

União das Freguesias de Cadaval e Pêro Moniz, Concelho de Cadaval, Distrito de Lisboa

Last modified: 2025-04-05 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Cadaval e Pêro Moniz united commune flag (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2025
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Cadaval e Pêro Moniz United Commune

Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field. quartered of green and white
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2025

Coat of Arms

[Cadaval e Pêro Moniz united commune CoA] 2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2025

Shield Argent a pine eradicated Vert fruited Gules, flanked by two axes affrontant Sable hafted Gules, both in pale, on either chief corner a grape bunch Or leafed Vert, on base a pear Gules leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DO CADAVAL E PÊRO MONIZ".
Meaning:
All charges are taken from the arms of the preceding communes, but they have been modified in tincture and size. Grape bunches, symbolising viticulture had been part of both former arms, tree and axes from those of Pêro Moniz Commune, the pear from those of Cadaval Commune.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2025

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 22 January 2016
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2025

Presentation of Cadaval e Pêro Moniz

Cadaval e Pêro Moniz is one of the three communes of Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 3697 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 38,4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 25 Mar 2025


Former Cadaval Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Cadaval commune (until 2013)] 2:3, image by Sérgio Horta, 2 May 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015

https://www.heraldicacivica.pt/.html#gsc.tab=0

Coat of Arms

Shield Argent, two grape bunches leafed Vert, the one at dexter fructed Or and the one at sinister fructed Purpure, in base a pear Vert, on central chief a fleur-de-lis Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals: "FREGUESIA DO CADAVAL".
Meaning:
The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception, the local patron saint.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 25 August 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015

Presentation of Cadaval

Cadaval was one of the six communes of Cadaval Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 3113 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 13,6nbsp;km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015


Former Pêro Moniz Commune (until 2013)

Flag

[Pêro Moniz commune (until 2013)] 2:3,image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of purple and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015

Coat of Arms

[Pêro Moniz commune (until 2013) CoA] image located by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015

Shield Gules, a tree eradicated Or flanked by two axes Or bladed Argent, bordure Argent charged with five bunches of grapes Purpure leafed Vert. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals: "PERO MONIZ".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015

Published in Diário da República: III Série on21 August 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015

Presentation of

was one of the six communes of Cadaval Municipality affected by the 2013 changes. It had 639 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 25,5 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 2 May 2015


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