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'''CHARENTE'''
'''CHARENTE'''


[[File:charentm.gif|center|alt=Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]
[[File:charente,jpg|center|alt=Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


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| Coupé ondé : au 1er d’azur à trois fleurs de lis d’or surmontées d’un lambel d’argent, au 2e losangé d’or et de gueules ; à la divise ondée d’argent brochant sur la partition.
Coupé ondé : au 1er d’azur à trois fleurs de lis d’or surmontées d’un lambel d’argent, au 2e losangé d’or et de gueules ; à la divise ondée d’argent brochant sur la partition.
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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms combine the arms of the two former regions, to which the département historically belonged; the upper part shows the arms of the [[Orléanais]], the lower half the arms of the County of [[Angoulême]]. The wavy bend symbolises the Charente river.
The arms combine the arms of the two former regions, to which the département historically belonged; the upper part shows the arms of the [[Orléanais]], the lower half the arms of the County of [[Angoulême]]. The wavy bend symbolises the Charente river.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image taken from [http://www.gaso.fr La banque du blason] (with permission)


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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image taken from [http://www.gaso.fr La banque du blason] (with permission)


[[Category:French Départements]]
[[Category:French Départements]]
[[Category:Charente]]
[[Category:Charente]]

Revision as of 06:35, 18 February 2023

CHARENTE

Official blazon
French Coupé ondé : au 1er d’azur à trois fleurs de lis d’or surmontées d’un lambel d’argent, au 2e losangé d’or et de gueules ; à la divise ondée d’argent brochant sur la partition.
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Origin/meaning

The arms combine the arms of the two former regions, to which the département historically belonged; the upper part shows the arms of the Orléanais, the lower half the arms of the County of Angoulême. The wavy bend symbolises the Charente river.

Literature: Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission)

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