Hauts-de-Seine
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France |
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HAUTS-DE-SEINE
Origin/meaning
The arms show in the chief the Seine river.
The main shield shows the fleur-de-lis, the historical French Royal arms, and the ship of Paris. The département is a newly created département, mainly consisting of suburbs of Paris. The historical region is the Pays-de-France (Land of France), hence the fleur-de-lis.
Literature : Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission)