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Póvoa de Varzim, Beiriz e Argivai Commune (Portugal)

Freguesia de Póvoa de Varzim, Beiriz e Argivai, Concelho de Póvoa do Varzim, Distrito do P

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[Argivai commune (until 2013)] 2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 11 July 2010
flag of former Argivai commune
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Former Argivai Commune (until 2013)

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain blue field.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 July 2010

Coat of arms

[Argivai commune CoA (until 2013)] image by Sérgio Horta, 11 July 2010

The arms are Or, in chief a flame blade sword Azure pointing upwards holding a beam balance Azure and two oak twigs Vert each fruited of three acorns Gules ordered 1:2, in base a five arch aqueduct Sable masoned Argent. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "ARGIVAI".
Meaning:
The aqueduct shown in the arms stands for the local 16th century aqueduct. Sword and scales are representing St. Michael.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 July 2010

Flag and arms adopted and published in the official journal Diário da República: III Série on 6 May 2005
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 July 2010

Presentation of Argivai

Argivai Commune was one of the pre-2013 communes of Póvoa do Varzim Municipality (q.v.) and its territory coincides with two of the bouroughs of Póvoa do Varzim city (Anjo and Gandara). It had 2187 inhabitants in 2001 and covered 2,32 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 11 July 2010

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