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The arms show the badge of King François I (the salamander) and a chief with the French Royal fleur-de-kys. The arms were granted by King François I in May 1545 when he decided to rebuild Vitry en Perthois, destroyed by the soldiers of Charles V. The town was also renamed after him.
The arms show the badge of King François I (the salamander) and a chief with the French Royal fleur-de-kys. The arms were granted by King François I in May 1545 when he decided to rebuild Vitry en Perthois, destroyed by the soldiers of Charles V. The town was also renamed after him.


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File:Vitry-le-François16.jpg|alt=Blason de Vitry-le-François/Arms (crest) of Vitry-le-François|The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0 16th century manuscript]  
File:Vitry-le-François16.jpg|alt=Blason de Vitry-le-François/Arms (crest) of Vitry-le-François|The arms in a [https://gallica.bnf.fr/ark:/12148/btv1b8528582x.r=17256?rk=193134;0 16th century manuscript]  

Latest revision as of 08:29, 3 September 2023

Blason de Vitry-le-François/Arms (crest) of Vitry-le-François
VITRY-LE-FRANÇOIS

Country : France
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Département : Marne
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Official blazon
French D'azur à la salamandre couronnée d'or, dans sa patience de gueules; au chef d'azur chargé de trois fleurs de lis d'or et soutenu du même.
English blazon wanted

Decorations:

  • Croix de guerre 1914-1914
  • Croix de guerre 1939-1945

Origin/meaning

The arms show the badge of King François I (the salamander) and a chief with the French Royal fleur-de-kys. The arms were granted by King François I in May 1545 when he decided to rebuild Vitry en Perthois, destroyed by the soldiers of Charles V. The town was also renamed after him.

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