Les armes de Saintes - France
Posted by: Groundspeak Premium Member Alfouine
N 45° 44.616 W 000° 38.017
30T E 684078 N 5068283
Sur le pignon d'un bâtiment, les armes de la ville de Saintes sculptée en pierre. On the gable of a building, the arms of the city of Saintes carved in stone.
Waymark Code: WM13AHG
Location: Centre-Val-de-Loire, France
Date Posted: 10/26/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Dorcadion Team
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"Blasonnement :
De gueules, à un pont de trois arches, surmonté de trois tours couvertes et girouettées, mouvant du 1er, ayant au 2e un portail, accompagné de deux tours crénelées, couvertes et girouettées, le tout d'argent, sur une onde de même ; au chef cousu d'azur, chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or.
Commentaires : Surmonté d'une couronne de comte et ayant pour supports un chevalier armé et un vendangeur, et pour devise : « A ultre ne veulx » tel que rapporté par Malte-Brun, dans la France illustrée (1883)."

Coat of arms :
Gules, a bridge of three arches, surmounted by three covered and weathercocked towers, issuant from the 1st, having on the 2nd a portal, accompanied by two crenellated, covered and weathercocked towers, all Argent, on a wave of the same; on a chief Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or.
Comment : Topped with a count's crown and supported by an armed knight and a grape-picker, and with the motto: "A ultre ne veulx" as reported by Malte-Brun, in the illustrated France (1883).

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Bearer of Coat of Arms: Town

Full name of the bearer: Saintes

Where is Coat of Arms installed (short description) ?:
Sur le pignon d'un bâtiment, les armes de la ville de Saintes sculptée en pierre. On the gable of a building, the arms of the city of Saintes carved in stone.


Material / Design: Stone

Blazon (heraldic description):
Coat of arms : Gules, a bridge of three arches, surmounted by three covered and weathercocked towers, issuant from the 1st, having on the 2nd a portal, accompanied by two crenellated, covered and weathercocked towers, all Argent, on a wave of the same; on a chief Azure, three fleurs-de-lis Or. Comment : Topped with a count's crown and supported by an armed knight and a grape-picker, and with the motto: "A ultre ne veulx" as reported by Malte-Brun, in the illustrated France (1883).


Address:
Rue Fernand Chapsal 17000 SAINTES


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