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Saint-Hyacinthe is a city in southwestern Quebec east of Montreal on the Yamaska River. The population as of the Canada 2011 Census was 53,236. The city is located in Les Maskoutains Regional County Municipality of the Montérégie region, and is traversed by the Yamaska River.
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Olivier Touzeau, 7 June 2020
Text and image(s) from Canadian City Flags, Raven 18 (2011), courtesy of the North American Vexillological Association, which retains copyright. Image(s) by permission of Eugene Ipavec.
The flag of the City of Saint-Hyacinthe has a blue field with the city’s coat of arms in the centre, nearly the full height of the flag. Below the shield is SAINT-HYACINTHE running three-fifths the length of the flag in yellow sans-serif letters outlined in black.
The simple shield has a horizontal
top and simply-curved sides forming a pointed “U” shape. It is divided
into four quarters. The first is white, with a fleur-de-lis in blue; the second is
red, with a mill wheel in white; the third is red with a diagonal wavy band in
white running from upper right to lower left; and the fourth is white, with a
harrow drawn with black lines. Surmounting the centre is a smaller shield of
the same shape in yellow with a Patriarchal cross (two crossbars, the upper one
smaller) in blue. A seven-towered mural crown in yellow is above the shield.
Flanking both sides of the shield are branches with green maple leaves, tied
at their base with a red ribbon which forms loops at the centre and splits into
forked ends. Surmounting the juncture of the maple branches is a scroll in
golden yellow, inscribed UT AMORE ET VIRTUTE RIVIVISCERE in
black serif letters, and also splitting at its ends.
Luc Baronian, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
The mural crown represents the importance of the city. The shield bears a Patriarchal cross, indicating that Saint-Hyacinthe is a centre for religion [it is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Saint-Hyacinthe] and education. The fleur-de-lis represents the French origins of the population. The mill wheel demonstrates the strength of industry and commerce. A river represents the Yamaska River and a harrow recalls the agriculture of the Maskoutaine region. The Latin motto translates as “We live again through love and courage”, as a reminder of past hardships.
The maple leaves are green, their traditional colour in Québec heraldry. The
mural crown is a traditional symbol of civic authority.
Luc Baronian, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
Unknown.
Luc Baronian, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
Unknown. The arms were created by the Collège canadien
des armoiries, a commercial heraldic design firm founded in 1954 and active
in creating Québec municipal heraldry in the late 1950s.
Luc Baronian, Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18,
2011
1:2 image by
Eugene Ipavec
Source: Canadian City Flags,
Raven 18