La Chapelle-d'Abondance

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LA CHAPELLE-D'ABONDANCE

Département : Haute-Savoie

[[File:La Chapelle-d'Abondance.jpg|center|300 px[[Category:|alt-Blason de La Chapelle-d'Abondance / Arms of La Chapelle-d'Abondance]]

Official blazon
French	Parti: au 1er d'azur à la chapelle d'argent accompagnée en ponte d'une montagne de trois pics du même, au 2e d'or à la corne d'abondance de gueules soutenue d'un mont de trois coupeaux de sinople mouvant de la pointe.
English	Chapelle-d'Abondance No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms are canting, the name means the chapel of abundance, which is symbolised by the silver chapel/church and the cornucopia. The arms also indicate the mountainous character of the municipality.