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'''GIVET'''
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'''Country''' : France [[File:france.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br>
'''Département''' : [[Ardennes]][[File:Ardennes.jpg|60 px|right]]


Département : [[Ardennes]]
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[[File:givet.jpg|center|350 px|Arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME}}]]


====Official blazon====
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Coupé: au 1er de gueules au sautoir d'or, au fusil du même brochant en pal, la gâchette à dextre, au 2e d'azur à trois tours d'or, maçonnées de sable, ajourées du champ, celle du milieu ouverte d'argent, celles des flancs ouvertes du champ, rangées et posées sur une terrasse de sinople.
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|'''French'''
| Coupé: au 1er de gueules au sautoir d'or, au fusil du même brochant en pal, la gâchette à dextre, au 2e d'azur à trois tours d'or, maçonnées de sable, ajourées du champ, celle du milieu ouverte d'argent, celles des flancs ouvertes du champ, rangées et posées sur une terrasse de sinople.
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====Origin/meaning====
===Origin/meaning===
The arms were officially granted on June 6, 1698, again on March 24, 1703 and confirmed on October 16, 1817.
The arms were officially granted on June 6, 1698, again on March 24, 1703 and confirmed on October 16, 1817.


The arms may be decorated with the French War Cross 1914-1918.
The arms may be decorated with the French War Cross 1914-1918.
The arms combine the old arms of Givet and the arms of the Charlemont fortress next to the village.


The gun refers to the important military past of the town and its fortress. The three towers are the Victoire, Grégoire and Maugis towers in the town.
The gun refers to the important military past of the town and its fortress. The three towers are the Victoire, Grégoire and Maugis towers in the town.


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===Image gallery===
|align="center"|[[File:givet.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]]  <br/>The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
<gallery widths=250px heights=200px perrow=0>
|align="center"|[[File:givet2.jpg|center|350 px]]  <br/>The arms in the town (image Derek Howard)
File:givet1.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms of Givet by Hozier, 1696
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File:Charlemont.jpg|alt=Blason de Charlemont/Arms (crest) of Charlemont|The arms of Charlemont by Hozier, 1696
File:Givet-tr.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms in Traversier (1842)
File:givet.hagfr.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms in the  [[Café Sanka : La France Héraldique|Café Sanka album]] +/- 1932  
File:givet2.jpg|alt=Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet|The arms in the town (image Derek Howard)
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[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image taken from http://http://www.armorialdefrance.fr/


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[[Literature]] : Image taken from http://http://www.armorialdefrance.fr/
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Latest revision as of 13:19, 8 September 2023

Blason de Givet/Arms (crest) of Givet
GIVET

Country : France
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Département : Ardennes
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Official blazon
French Coupé: au 1er de gueules au sautoir d'or, au fusil du même brochant en pal, la gâchette à dextre, au 2e d'azur à trois tours d'or, maçonnées de sable, ajourées du champ, celle du milieu ouverte d'argent, celles des flancs ouvertes du champ, rangées et posées sur une terrasse de sinople.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 6, 1698, again on March 24, 1703 and confirmed on October 16, 1817.

The arms may be decorated with the French War Cross 1914-1918.

The arms combine the old arms of Givet and the arms of the Charlemont fortress next to the village.

The gun refers to the important military past of the town and its fortress. The three towers are the Victoire, Grégoire and Maugis towers in the town.

Image gallery

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


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