Bordeaux

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Blason de Bordeaux/Arms (crest) of Bordeaux
Country : France
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Département : Gironde
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Additions:
1965 Cauderan


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Official blazon
French De gueules au château de quatre tours crénelées et couvertes d'argent, hersé et sommé d'un clocher du même portant une cloche d'argent, le tout maçonné de sable, surmonté d'un léopard d'or, posé sur des ondes d'azur mouvant de la pointe et chargées d'un croissant d'argent; au chef cousu d'azur semé de fleurs de lis d'or.
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Origin/meaning

The leopard is taken from the arms of the old territory of Guyenne, of which Bordeaux was the capital. The castle is the former city hall standing on the Garonne river. The crescent symbolises the bend the river makes in the city. The chief is the arms of France and signify that the city received its own parliament by King Louis XI in 1453.


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