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image located by Dave Fowler, 12 February 2022
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The municipality of Saint-Jules (573 inhabitants; 5,700 ha) is located 25 km south-west of Saint-Georges-en-Beauce.
Flag is the municipal arms inside a ring on white.
Dave Fowler, 12 February 2022
image by Masao Okazaki, 18 February 2022
The fleur-de-lis symbolizes the province of Quebec.
The red and blue
background symbolize the successive French (blue) and English (red) regimes.
The heart and the hand symbolizes generosity and mutual-aid, which are
characteristic of Saint-Jules' people.
The papal cross recalls that Louis-Nazaire
Bégin (1840-1925), Archbishop of Quebec (1898-1925) named the parish canonically
erected on 5 November 1918 for St. Jules (280-352), 35th Pope (337-352).
The
tree symbolizes forest, which covers most of Saint-Jules' territory, as well as
timber and sugar industry.
The golden furrows recall that agriculture was the
first inhabitants' source of income, slowing the municipality's growth.
The
golden maple leaves indicate that Saint-Jules is part of the resources of Beauce.
The French motto, which reads "Proud of Our Parish and Happy to Grow There", is
coined from the album celebrating the 57th birthday of Saint-Jules (11918-1993).
https://www.st-jules.qc.ca/pages/histoire-et-armoiries
Ivan Sache,
16 February 2022