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Revision as of 10:33, 7 April 2023
WIMEREUX
Département : Pas-de-Calais
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English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were granted on May 11, 1927.
The port of Wimereux was founded by Napoleon on the 22nd of the Month of the Wind in the year XII (France used a different calendar at the time, it was early March 1805). This Napoleonic heritage is symbolised by the three bees, a typical symbol used by Napoleon.
The hot air balloon symbolises that on June 15, 1785 two people tried to cross the Channel by hot air balloon, starting from Wimereux (they failed).
T
he mermaid or siren, is a symbol for the strong ties with the sea.
Literature: Bréemersch et al, 1996.