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The tower is a canting sign, somewhat forced, derived from Catalan "torre"; it may also allude to the former castle of the village. The fleur-de-lis is the symbol of the Virgin Mary, the local patron saint, and the ploughshare is the attribute of St. Isidore, a saint to whom the village is very devoted, because he is the patron saint of the peasants (Tarrés is mostly an agricultural village: its main crops are cereals, grapes, almonds and olives).  
The tower is a canting sign, somewhat forced, derived from Catalan "torre"; it may also allude to the former castle of the village. The fleur-de-lis is the symbol of the Virgin Mary, the local patron saint, and the ploughshare is the attribute of St. Isidore, a saint to whom the village is very devoted, because he is the patron saint of the peasants (Tarrés is mostly an agricultural village: its main crops are cereals, grapes, almonds and olives).  
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[[Literature]] : Image taken from http://escuts.wikispaces.com; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.
[[Literature]] : Image taken from http://escuts.wikispaces.com; background from Enric Fontvila, Barcelona.
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