Le Mans
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LE MANS
Département : Sarthe
| French | De gueules, à la croix d'or chargée d'une clef de sable en pal et cantonnée de quatre chandeliers d'argent; au chef cousu d'azur chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or; le tout enfermé dans une filière d'or. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The chandeliers refer to a legend about a miracle that occurred at the funerals of Saint Julian, first bishop of Le Mans (in the 3rd century AD), in which three ever-burning candles were involved. The oldest arms of Le Mans showed only the candles.
Le Mans became a free city in the 11th century which is represented by the key. The chief of France indicates that the Le Mans was a Royal city, with the honour of having its mayor represented at the coronation ceremony of the French Kings.
 The arms in a 16th century manuscript |
 The arms in Traversier (1842) |
 The arms by Guilbert, 1853 |
 The arms on a pre-1910 postcard |
 The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932 |
 The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens |
Literature: Cordonnier et al, 1962