Gaià

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GAIÀ

Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat: d'atzur, un muntant d'argent sobremuntat d'una flor de lis d'argent; el peu d'or, 4 pals de gules. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on May 29, 1997.

The crescent and the fleur-de-lis are one of the attributes of the Virgin Mary, the local patron saint, and the royal arms of Catalonia-Aragon (four red pales on gold) remind the jurisdiction of the count of Barcelona over the village.