Benavent de Segrià

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BENAVENT DE SEGRIÀ

Region : Catalonia
Province : Lleida

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat: de gules, un molí de vent d'argent tancat de sable i aspat d'or. Per timbre una corona de marquès.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 8, 1995.

These arms are canting: the windmill is a sign that alludes to the name of the village ("vent" is wind in Catalan). The marquis crown refers to the fact that Benavent became the centre of a marquisat in 1702.