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![[Santiago de Piães commune flag]](../images/p/pt-cnfsp.gif)
2:3, image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025
![[Santiago de Piães commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-cnfsp).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025
Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, a pilgrim´s staff Sable in bend with a canteen Gules, hanging from its top, on sinister chief a saw Azure hafted Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "SANTIAGO DE PIÃES".
Meaning:
Staff and canteen are attributes of St. James the Elder, name giver of the commune and local patron saint. The base wavy is a representation of the Douro River, being the northern border of the commune.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 11 July 2005
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025
Santiago de Piães is one of the 13 communes of Cinfães Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes; it had 1607 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 17,59 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 16 Jan 2025
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