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![[São Vicente de Lafões commune]](../images/p/pt-ofrsv.gif)
2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 29 June 2018
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2018
Shield Or, issuant from base a doublemount Vert, a 9-point star Azure, flanked in chief by two ravens addorsed Sable. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black capitals "S. VICENTE DE LAFÕES".
Meaning:
The ravens are an attribute of St. Vincent, name giver and patron saint of the commune.
Source: this webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2018
Flag and arms published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 3 May 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2018
São Vicente de Lafões Commune is one of the eight communes of Oliveira de Frades Municipality; it had 756 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 29 June 2018
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