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'''FONTENAY-LE-COMTE''' | '''FONTENAY-LE-COMTE''' | ||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The | The arms originally date from 1699 and are re-designed in 1927. | ||
The arms represent a fountain called Fontaine des Quatre-Tias (Fountain of four pipes), which can still be seen in the city center of Fontenay-le-Comte. The city started to develop around a water source and a fountain, typical from the Renaissance style, was erected at the water source location in 1542. | |||
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|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|300 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The actual fountain in the city | |||
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On the upper part of the fountain, there are the French arms and also the engraved motto with two salamanders (salamander was the official emblem of King François I). | |||
The | The municipality uses the motto "Fons fontanacum felicium ingeniorum scaturigo". | ||
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] : Information from Ninon Frémaux | ||
[[Category:French Municipalities F]] | [[Category:French Municipalities F]] | ||
[[Category:Vendée]] | [[Category:Vendée]] | ||