Last modified: 2024-06-15 by 
klaus-michael schneider
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![[Vilarelho da Raia commune flag]](../images/p/pt-chvvr.gif)
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain white field.
Source: local Facebook page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2024
![[Vilarelho da Raia commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-chvvr).gif)
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 May 2024
Shield Gules, on fess point a sword Or in bend under a scimitar of the same in bend sinister, on chief a escallop Or flanked by two horseshoes Argent, on middle base point a fountain playing Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "VILARELHO DA RAIA"
Meaning:
The escallop is an attribute of St. James the Elder as local patron saint. The village is also on the St. James Way, or nearby. The horseshoes are about a legend about a horse foot print being marked on a rock, by the same saint. Sword and scimitar allude to the Battle of Cambedo. The fountain represents the local fountain of Facha.
Source: local Facebook page
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 May 2024
Probably the symbols currently have been adopted by the local council, waiting for the official approval.
Vilarelho da Raia was one of the 30 communes of Chaves Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 464 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 18,03 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 May 2024
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