Saint-Brevin-les-Pins

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SAINT-BREVIN-LES-PINS

Département : Loire-Atlantique

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Origin/meaning

The arms in the upper quarter show the arms of the historical Pays de Retz region. The squirrel and the pine tree symbolise the forests in the village (Pins also means pines). The boat symbolises that the Saint Brevin is a coastal village.

Literature : Froger et Pressensé, 1996.