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'''BESANÇON'''
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<center>''' {{uc:{{PAGENAME}}}} '''</center><br>
'''Country''' : France [[File:france.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Département''' : [[Doubs]][[File:Doubs.jpg|60 px|right]]


Département : [[Doubs]]
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|+Official blazon
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|'''French'''
| D'or à l'aigle de sable, tenant de ses serres deux colonnes de gueules brochant sur les ailes.
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|'''English'''
| Or, an eagle displayed sable holding two columns palewise gules encroaching upon the wings
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'''Official blazon:'''<br/>
===Origin/meaning===
D'or à l'aigle de sable, tenant de ses serres deux colonnes de gueules brochant sur les ailes.
 
====Origin/meaning====
The city of Besançon received arms in 1535 by Emperor Charles V. These arms showed the double-headed Imperial Eagle, with the two colums taken from the arms of Spain and the Emperor. They also refer to the old Roman road passing through the city.  
The city of Besançon received arms in 1535 by Emperor Charles V. These arms showed the double-headed Imperial Eagle, with the two colums taken from the arms of Spain and the Emperor. They also refer to the old Roman road passing through the city.  


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|align="center"|[[File:besancon2.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms from 1804-1815
|align="center"|[[File:besancon2.jpg|center|400 px|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon]]  <br/>The arms from 1804-1815
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In the beginning of the 20th century the arms were still used with a double-headed eagle (see image below), but the city nowadays uses again a normal eagle.
In the beginning of the 20th century the arms were still used with a double-headed eagle (see image below), but the city nowadays uses again a normal eagle.


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:besanconh.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in Hozier (Armorial Général de France, 1696)
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|align="center"|[[File:besancon.hagfr.jpg|center]]  <br/>The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
File:Besançonc1.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a 1664 coin
|align="center"|[[File:besancon.lau.jpg|250 px|center]]  <br/>The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
File:Besançonc2.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a 1664 coin
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File:Besançon1530.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in 1530
|align="center"|[[File:besancon.bd.jpg|250 px|center]]  <br/>The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
File:besanconh.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in Hozier (Armorial Général de France, 1696)
|align="center"|[[File:besancon.frba.jpg|250 px|center]]  <br/>The arms on a postcard by Kroma
File:Besançon1870.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms by Guilbert, 1853
|align="center"|[[File:besancon.mja.jpg|250 px|center]]  <br/>Postcard with the arms
File:Besançon-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in Traversier (1842)
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File:Besançon1895.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in a publication from 1895
|align="center"|[[File:besancon.fp.jpg|250 px|center]]  <br/>The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
File:besancon.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
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File:besancon.lau.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a tobacco card by [[Laurens (Villes de France) |Laurens]]
File:besancon.bd.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a postcard by Barré Dayez
File:besancon.frba.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a postcard by [[Blasons adhésif (Villes et Provinces de France)|Kroma]]
File:besancon.mja.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|Postcard with the arms
File:besancon.fp.jpg|alt=Blason de Besançon/Arms (crest) of Besançon|The arms on a trade card from Félix Potin
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Louis, 1949


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[[Literature]] : Louis, 1949


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