Saint-Maur-des-Fossés

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SAINT-MAUR-DES-FOSSÉS

Département : Val-de-Marne

Official blazon

(fr) D'azur à la bande d'or chargée d'une anguille tortillée du champ, accompagnée, en chef, de trois fleurs de lis d'or au bâton de gueules péri en bande, et, en pointe, d'une couronne d'épines enfermant de l'inscription « PAX », surmonté d'une fleur de lis et soutenu de trois clous, le tout d'argent.

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Origin/meaning

The eel symbolises the Marne river. The three fleur-de-lis and the small bar are the arms of the Princes of the Condé, to which the area historically belonged.

Th elower half shows the symbols of the former Benedictan Abbey of St. Maur, a wreath of thorns and three nails for the crucifixion, the word Pax (Peace) and a small fleur-de-lys (for France).