Last modified: 2015-05-20 by klaus-michael schneider
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![[São Sebastão (Lagos) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lgslg-ss.gif)
2:3 image by , 30 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
Shield Gules, two dragon eagles affronty Argent, in chief a coronet Or surrounding a bundle of three arrows Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "S. SEBASTIÃO - LAGOS".
Meaning:
The arrows probably are attributes of St. Sebastian, the local patron saint and name giver.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 15 September 1993
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
São Sebastão Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Lagos Municipality (q.v.); it had 14 049 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19.8 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
![[Santa Maria (Lagos) commune (until 2013)]](../images/p/pt-lgslg-sm.gif)
2:3 image by , 30 Apr 2015
It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
Shield Argent with base wavy of Vert and Argent, an Algarvian canoe Sable masted of the same garnished Gules, in sinister chief a fleur-de-lis Azure. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials: "LAGOS - SANTA MARIA".
Meaning:
The base wavy is representing the Atlantic. The fleur-de-lis is an attribute of St. Mary, the commune's name giver (Patron saint is however São Gonçalo). The canoe was a typical vessel in the area.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
Published in Diário da República: III Série on 13 July 2001
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
Santa Maria Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Lagos Municipality (q.v.); it had 8046 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 8.6 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Apr 2015
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