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Gaula Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Gaula, Concelho de Santa Cruz, Madeira

Last modified: 2015-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
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[Gaula commune] 2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2015
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About the Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2015

Coat of arms

Shield Purpure, a millstone Argent between a pair of spurs Or ordered per fess in chief and a mulberry tree eradicated Argent fruited Or in base. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "GAULA".
Source: this video
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2015

Presentation of Gaula

Gaula Commune is one of the five communes of the Santa Cruz municipality (q.v.); it had 4028 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7.1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 July 2015

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