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# Cesar Commune (Portugal)

## Freguesia de Cesar, Concelho de Oliveira de Azeméis, Distrito de Aveiro

Last modified: 2026-07-18 by klaus-michael schneider
Keywords: cesar | tower | crown(marian) | keys(crossed) |
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2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 29 May 2026

- Cesar Commune

- Official Flag
- Flags in use
- Coat of Arms
- Presentation of Cesar

See also:

- Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality
- Portugal
- Portuguese WIKIPEDIA

## Cesar Commune

### Official Flag

It is a typical Portuguese communal flag, with the coat of arms centred on a field quartered of red and white.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2018

### Flags in use

2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 29 May 2026 | 2:3, image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 29 May 2026 |  |

Clearly someone at some pointed wanted all metals on this shield to be Argent (see right image above), not Or, and that may be the reason why the process of adding the fourth visible coronet tower got stalled, but at least one flag with four towers and golden items (see left image above) on the shield was produced.
António Martins-Tuválkin, 30 May 2026

### Coat of Arms

image by António Martins-Tuválkin and Sérgio Horta, 30 May 2026

Shield Azure; an embattled tower Argent with port and windows Gules and portcullis Sable, masoned Sable; surrounded in chief by a Marian crown Or, at dexter by a pair of keys in saltire, one key Or and the other Argent, at sinister a sword and a scimitar in saltire, both Argent hilted Or, in base a half corn cob Or connected with a demi cogwheel Or. Mural crown Argent with three visible towers (village rank) and white scroll (Bénard Guedes style) with inscription in black capitals "CESAR".
Meaning:
The keys are an attribute of St. Peter, the local patron saint. The tower might refer to Castro Calbo, a pre Roman fortress, sword and scimitar are referring to a battle, which took place in Cesar in 1035 between Bermudo III of Leon and the Moors. Corn cob and cogwhell are symbolising agriculture and industries. The crown is referring to Our Lady of Grace, who is honoured every year by a great procession.
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2018

Published in Diário da República: III Série on 5 May 1987, see here
Soon after this flag was adopted on 2 July 1993 Cesar had its official honorific status upgraded to that of town. Apparently never the communal government requested officially the dully change of the coat of arms to four visible towers in the mural crown, even though it has been seemingly using it all along:
Klaus-Michael Schneider, 7 June 2018

### Presentation of Cesar

Cesar Commune is one of the 12 communes of Oliveira de Azeméis Municipality; it had 3072 inhabitants in 2021 and covers 5,43 km².
António Martins-Tuválkin, 29 May 2026

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