Sainte-Catherine (Rhône)
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
SAINTE-CATHERINE (RHÔNE)
Département : Rhône
.jpg)
| French | De gueules à la bande ondée d'azur bordée d'argent, chargée de deux poissons d'argent nageant et contre-nageant dans le sens de la bande, accompagnée en chef d'une roue de sainte Catherine d'argent faillie en chef à senestre et, en pointe, d'un bâton de promeneur senestré d'un fleur de jonquille, le tout d'or. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The wavy bend symbolizes the watershed in the region, with the fish ("flat heads", the nickname of the inhabitants of St. Catherine) swimming one towards the Atlantic and the other towards the Mediterranean.
The broken wheel is the attribute of the torture of Saint Catherine of Alexandria
The daffodil is found in quantity in the municipality, the cane refer to the footpaths in the region.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
French heraldry portal
This page is part of the  |
 |
|
French heraldry:
Overseas territories:
|
Selected collector's items from France:
|
Contact and Support
Partners:
Your logo here ?
Contact us
© since 1995, Heraldry of the World, Ralf Hartemink 
Index of the site