Belfort

BELFORT

Official blason

(fr)

Origin/meaning

The original arms of Belfort simply showed a silver castle on a blue field. The tower refers to the former Tour de la Miotte, situated on a hill on the eastern part of the city, opposite the castle. The hill is very hard to climb because of loose stones, hence the name Miotte (from miettes, loose stones). The tower was destroyed twice by the German army, in 1871 and 1940, but both times restored.

The letters B and F appeared on the arms in the 16^th century.

The base, which is not always used, shows the decorations of the cross of the Legion d'Honneur order.

The arms on a pre-1910 postcard	The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens	The arms in the Continentale Verlags-Anstalt album, +/- 1910
The arms on a postcard by Kroma	The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin