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![[Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse coat of arms]](../images/c/ca-qcchb.gif)
image by Ivan Sache, 29 March 2017
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The municipality of Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse (2,396 inhabitants in 2016;
9,361 ha) is located 20 km south-east of Lévis.
Ivan Sache, 29 March
2017
This municipality was granted a flag, arms and supporters by the Canadian
Heraldic Authority on October 15, 2001, according to the Canada Gazette.
Luc Baronian, 11 June 2005
![[Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse coat of arms]](../images/c/ca)stchb.jpg)
contributed by Luc Baronian
The flag and arms of Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse were inscribed on 15
October 2001 on the Public Register of Arms, Flags and Badges, Vol. IV, p. 141.
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on February 22, 203, in Vol.
137, p. 2518 of the Canada Gazette.
Blazon
Arms
Azure on a fess
bretessed between in chief two hunting horns and in base a church steeple
argent, a bar wavy vert
Crest
Issuant from a circle the upper rim set
alternately with garbs and maple leaves or, an open book argent bound azure
Supporters
Two stags on a grassy mound proper
Motto
Ce qui sera
est déjà
Flag
A banner of the arms
Symbolism
Arms
The blue,
white and green colours are those of the logo used by the municipality. These
colours, when combined, give the arms a modern look. The crenellated band
symbolises the railway constructed by the Grand Trunk and which promoted
economic development and communication. It also underscores the status of
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse as a hub for the provision and export of goods in
the region over many years. The wavy band refers to the particular geographic
site of the municipality and to the Boyer River, which spans its entire length
from east to west. The combination of the two bands therefore represents the two
major original means of communication. The hunting horns allude to the name
Bellechasse (literally “good hunt”). Moreover, the horns are stylized heraldic
figures associated with the world of regulated aristocratic hunting since the
Middle Ages. The steeple recognizes the role of the curés [parish priests] as
the main agents behind the development of Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse in
social, religious and educational fields for more than 200 years. The steeple
also recalls the parish’s patron saint, St. Charles Borromeo, Cardinal of Milan.
Crest
The book attests to the fact that public schools have existed in
Saint-Charles-de-Bellechasse for 250 years. The coronet of wheat sheaves and
maple leaves indicates that the basic means of development and subsistence of
the town has been agriculture. It further refers to the flourmills and sawmills
that are part of the past and present history of the town. The maple leaves
underline the importance of the forestry and the maple syrup industries.
Supporters
The stags are a reference to the arms of Seigneur Charles
Couillard de Beaumont, after whom the town was named.
Motto
Meaning “What will be is here now”, this phrase was chosen by the town’s arms
committee.
Artist Information
Creator(s): Original concept of
Claire Boudreau, Saint-Laurent Herald, assisted by the Heralds of the Canadian
Heraldic Authority
Painter: Linda Nicholson
Calligrapher: Judith
Bainbridge.
http://reg.gg.ca/heraldry/pub-reg/project.asp?lang=e&ProjectID=241 - Public
Register of Arms, Flags and Badges
Ivan Sache, 29 March 2017