Chartres-de-Bretagne

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CHARTRES-DE-BRETAGNE

Département : Ille-et-Vilaine

Blason de Chartres-de-Bretagne/Arms (crest) of Chartres-de-Bretagne
Official blazon
French Écartelé: aux 1er et 4e d'argent à trois jumelles en bande de gueules, au 2e de sinople au pot d'or, au 3e de sinople à la roue crantée d'argent.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The quartered shield is the arms of the de Fontenay family, former lords of the village. The pot refers to the formerly important potteries, the wheel to the local car factory (Citroën).

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

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