Saint-Germain-en-Laye

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SAINT-GERMAIN-EN-LAYE

Département : Yvelines

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Official blazon
French	D'azur au berceau semé de fleurs de lis d'or, accompagné en chef d'une fleur de lis du même et en pointe l'inscription « 5 7bre 1638 » d'or.
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Origin/meaning

The arms show a cot as a symbol that the French King Louis XIV was born in the town on the 5th of July 1638. The fleur-de-lis in the chief is the symbol of the Royal family.