Last modified: 2016-01-17 by klaus-michael schneider
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Montemor-o-Velho had no proper symbols and shared the symbols with Montemor-o-Velho municipality, in communal webpage there are only symbols of Gatões and the municipality.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2016
Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Montemor-o-Velho Municipality (q.v.); it had 3154 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 25.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2016
![[Gatões commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-mmvmg-ga.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2016
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: municipal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2016
Shield Argent, two tomcats saltant affronty Sable, in chief a fleur-de-lis Azure between two oil lamps Gules, in base two rice ears Vert fruited Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "GATÕES MONTEMOR-O-VELHO".
Meaning:
The tomcats (Port.: gatões) are canting elements. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, the local patron saint.
Source: comunal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2016
Approved by Comissão de Heráldica da Associação dos Arqueólogos Portugueses (CHAAP) on 11 March 1997
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2016
Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Montemor-o-Velho Municipality (q.v.); it had 516 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 5.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2016
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