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klaus-michael schneider
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![[Chãs commune flag]](../images/p/pt-vlfch.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jan 2025
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, 11 Jan 2025
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an eradicated fig tree Vert fruited Purpure, flanked on chief by two lozenges Sable, the dexter one charged with an animal Argent from a petroglyph. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "CHÃS - VILA NOVA de FOZ CÔA".
Meaning:
The base wavy is a representation of the Côa River on the eastern edge of the commune. The lozenge with animal stands for the archaeological excavations in the Côa valley.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jan 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 14 March 2003
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jan 2025
Chãs is one of the 12 communes of Vila Nova de Foz Côa Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 278 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 17,07 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 11 Jan 2025
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