Sainte-Adresse
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SAINTE-ADRESSE
Département : Seine-Maritime
| French |
Écartelé : aux 1er et 4e d'azur à la tour d'argent, maçonnée de sable, ouverte du champ, aux 2e et 3e de gueules à la coquille d'or; à la croix engrelée d'or brochant sur la partition, chargée en abîme d'un écusson tiercé en pal de sable, d'or et de gueules. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were adopted in 1924.
The arms are those of the Legrande de Vitanval family, former lords of the village. The inescutcheon shows the flag of Belgium: Sainte-Adresse hosted the Belgian government in exile between 1914 and 1918.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
- See also Cruys, M. van de
- Heraldicum Disputationes 23:4(2018)93-96.