
Last modified: 2024-06-08 by  klaus-michael schneider
 klaus-michael schneider
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![[Vilela Seca commune flag]](../images/p/pt-chvvs.gif) 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 May 2024
2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 May 2024
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain black field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 May 2024
![[Vilela Seca commune CoA]](../images/p/pt-chvvs).gif) image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 May 2024
image by António Martins-Tuválkin, 21 May 2024
Shield Or a pillory Sable flanked by two flails Gules in pale, on chief a Marian crown Azure, issuant from base a mound Vert.
(village rank)  ""
Meaning:
The crown is an attribute of Our Lady of Assumption, the local patron saint.
Source: local Facebook page
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 20 May 2024
The date of approval of the symbols is unknown.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 May 2024
Vilela Seca was one of the 30 communes of Chaves Municipality not affected by the 2013 changes ; it had 238 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 14,02 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 13 May 2024
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