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![[Fafe commune]](../images/p/pt-fafff.gif)
2:3 image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain red field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
![[Fafe commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-fafff).gif)
image by Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
The shield is Argent, in centre a caduceus Or topped by a pair of wings Azure flanked in dexter by a cogwheel Gules and in sinister by a mattock Vert Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading "FREGUESIA DE FAFE" in black upper case letters.
Meaning:
Caduceus and wings, attributes of winged messenger Mercury are symbolizing trading and commerce, the cogwheel is symbolizing industries and finally the mattock agriculture.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
Flag and arms adopted and published in Diário da República: III Série on 24 July 1997.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
Fafe is one of the 25 communes of Fafe Municipality, it had 15 703 inhabitants in 2011 and covers 7,97 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 24 Oct 2014
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