Bagnols-sur-Cèze
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France |
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BAGNOLS-SUR-CÈZE
Département : Gard
Origin/meaning
The arms show supposedly three Roman baths, as ruins of a Roman bath house have been found near the village. The chief shows the fleur-de-lis of France, as the village was fortified around 1700 on request of the Kings of France.
Literature : J.J. Armorial Général des communes de France, Paris, 1995; background from Jean Coste