Draft:Symbols of Laval, Quebec

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The city of Laval is represented by many symbols. Mainly a tartan, coat of arms and a flag.

The coat of arms consist of sixteen alerions divided in fourths by a red cross. Said red cross contains five shells. Atop it all is a mural crown and on the bottom is a scroll in which is written: ″Unité, Progrès, Grandeur″. The flag is the logo of Laval, which is a 3-d ″L″ with a 70s typography on the right the typography spells out ″Laval″. The whole in a beige background. The tartan was made in 1988 and contains blue, purple and white combined with blue.

Coat of arms

Coat of arms of Laval.

The coat of arms were adopted in 1965 and are inspired by those of Monseigneur de Laval the first bishop of new France. The cross which contains five shells represent the five original parishes in 1870, whom formed to make five administrative identities until 1912: Saint-Martin, Saint-Vincent-de-Paul, Sainte-Rose, Saint-François and Sainte-Dorothée. From 1912 to 1959, the number went from five to sixteen. This is the symbolism of the sixteen alerions divided in fourths by the red cross. The six towers, which forms the mural crown, represent the six electoral districts. The motto ″Unité, Progrès, Grandeur″ which means ″Unity, Progress, Grandeur″ in English, is a crescendo: Unity leads to progress which leads to grandeur.

Blazon

Arms: Argent with a cross Gules, loaded with five gold shells quartered with sixteen azure alerions;

Crest: A wall crown of six gold towers;

Former coat of arms

City	Symbolism	Image
Sainte-Rose	The blue field charged with a golden fleur-de-lis recalls the origin of Sainte-Rose, founded there two hundred years under the regime of monarchy France that, while the sheaf of wheat symbolizes wealth agriculture of this region. The silver river refers to the Mille-Iles River who surrounds this territory. The gold leader indicates the pros deterioration of the city and the rose which occupies its place of honors bears the name. Exterior ornaments, avirons and maple leaves, allude to the main attraction of this resort and the patriotic spirit of these citizens. The motto, The toil, the harvest, reminds that the work receives its reward.	254×315px
Laval-des-Rapides	The arms are similar to those of Montmorency Laval which had a cross as well as shells. The silver band crossing the arms represents the Prairie River and is laid in a strip relative to the second part of the name of the town, “des Rapides”, so that the read is easier. The mural crown represents the cities. The maple leaves represents Canada, the country where the city is located. The motto “De mi caida, mi candor” is “From my fall, I draw on my whiteness.” It is a motto which relates also at Laval-des-Rapides Falls.

Tartan

The tartan, which is used in galas and or to represent the region, was designed by Pierrette Larose. However, Les Tisserains de Laval hold Scottish accreditation for the creation of the tartan of the City of Laval. It was registered in the Scottish Register of Tartans. The purpleThe and blue are Laval's official colors. They evoke the quality of life, wealth and development of a human city. The white combined with blue and red represents the French and British origins.

Flag

Flag of Laval

The former flag of Laval was adopted in 1968 and had the coat of arms on a white background on the superior part and a fleurdelys on a blue similar to the Quebec flag. The creator and adoption of the flag is unknown. It is of a 1:2 proportion. However, the emblem was adopted on May 5, 1975. Laval has recently thought of replacing the logo with the help of an full-service communication firm. The cubes represent Laval's development. The block build to make an ″L″ which makes the emblem serve as logo. Purple is traditionally associated with wealth and in the emblem represents economic potential. Like the tartan, the blue symbolizes the quality of life and development of a human city. The letters who spell ″Laval″ are connected to evoke the merger of the municipalities in 1965.