Charente

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Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France
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CHARENTE

Origin/meaning

The arms combine the arms of the two former regions, to which the département historically belonged; the upper part shows the arms of the Orléanais, the lower half the arms of the County of Angoulême. The wavy bend symbolises the Charente river.

Literature : Image taken from La banque du blason (with permission)