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# Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão United Commune (Portugal)

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Last modified: 2026-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: belazaima do chao | castanheira do vouga | agadao | keys(crossed) | orange | chestnut(tree) | fountain | perfume bottle |
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## União das Freguesias de Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão, Concelho de Águeda, Distrito de Aveiro

2:3, image by Valentin Poposki and Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 Feb 2022

- Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão United Commune

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão

- Former Belazaima do Chão Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Belazaima do Chão

- Former Castanheira do Vouga Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Castanheira do Vouga

- Former Agadão Commune (until 2013)

- Flag
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Agadão

See also:

- Águeda Municipality
- Portugal

## Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão United Commune

### Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of green and yellow.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2024

### Coat of Arms

image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 Feb 2022

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an eucalyptus eradicated Vert between an orange branch Vert fructed Gules and a chestnut branch Vert fructed Argent. Mural crown with four visible towers (town rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case serifed letters "UNIÃO DAS FREGUESIAS DE BELAZAIMA DO CHÃO, CASTANHEIRA DO VOUGA E AGADÃO".
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2024

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 18 May 2015, see here
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2024

### Presentation of Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão

Belazaima do Chão, Castanheira do Vouga e Agadão is one of the seven communes of Sabugal Municipality created by a merger during the 2013 changes. It had 1415 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 88,1 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 May 2024

### Former Belazaima do Chão commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Mar 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field. Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

#### Coat of Arms

image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 Feb 2022

Shield Gules, an eradicated tree Or, in chief a pair of keys in saltire, one of them Or the other Argent, flanked by two oranges Proper (Tawny leaved Vert). Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "" "BELAZAIMA DO CHÃƒO".
Meaning:
The crossed keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 21 December 1996
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

#### Presentation of Belazaima do Chão

Belazaima do Chão Commune was one of the 16 pre-2013 communes of Águeda Municipality; it had 599 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 19.0 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

### Former Castanheira do Vouga commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 30 Mar 2016

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain green field.
Source: Sérgio Horta´s webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

#### Coat of Arms

image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 Feb 2022

Shield Or with base wavy of Azure and Argent, an eradicated chestnut tree Vert, fruited Gules shelled Argent, in chief two she-roes respectant Gules. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll with inscription in black initials "CASTANHEIRA DO VOUGA".
Meaning:
The chestnut tree (Port.: castanheira) is a canting element.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

Published in Diário da República: II Série on 4 February 2000,
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

#### Presentation of Castanheira do Vouga

Castanheira do Vouga Commune was one of the 16 pre-2013 communes of Águeda Municipality; it had 639 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 29.7 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 30 Mar 2016

### Former Agadão commune (until 2013)

#### Flag

2:3 image by Sérgio Horta, 5 Apr 2010

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a plain yellow field. Sérgio Horta´s webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010

#### Coat of Arms

image located by Valentin Poposki, 7 Feb 2022

Shield Vert a fountain, in chief a perfume bottle Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll reading in black upper case letters "AGADÃO".
Meaning:
The heraldic fountain in the arms, thus canting, stands for the local namesake Agadão River. The bottle is an attribute of St. Mary Magdalen, the local patron saint.
Source: Hiperglobal webpage
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 29 July 1999
António Martins-Tuválkin, 5 Apr 2010

#### Presentation of Agadão

Agadão Commune is one of the 16 pre-2013 communes of Águeda Municipality; it had 373 inhabitants in 2011 and covered 39.4 km².
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 1 Apr 2016

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