Carqueiranne

CARQUEIRANNE

Département : Var

Official blazon

French	De sinople à l'araire d'argent; au chef d'or chargé de trois tulipans tigées et feuillées de deux pièces de gueules, et mouvant du trait du chef.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show three tulip (Tulipa praecox) flowers, a wild tulip widespread in Provence and common on the Carqueiranne restanques, which is one of the very first flowers to bloom as soon as the beautiful days of spring return. The lower half symbolises agriculture.

Jumelage with Weilerswist (source)

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr