Le Taillan-Médoc

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LE TAILLAN-MÉDOC

Département : Gironde

Official blazon
French	De gueules à la barre tiercée de sinople, d'or et de pourpre accompagnée en chef d'une arcade d'argent maçonnée de sable mouvant de la barre et en pointe d'un livre en bande et d'une plume brochant en barre sur le livre, le tout d'argent.
English	Taillan-Médoc No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1996.

The gate in the upper part indicates that the village is the 'gate to the Médoc' region. The base shows a book and feather pen, symbolising the writers from the village.

The tricoloured bend symbolises the forests (green), the scenic route through the vineyards (Route du vin, gold) and the red grapes (purple). The red colour is the colour of Aquitaine.

Literature : Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr