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 beneath the shield 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 spellling out ″Laval″. The whole in a beige background. The tartan was adopted in 1988 and contains blue, purple and white colours.

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, represents the five original parishes in 1870, who formed to create 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. The six towers, which form the mural crown, represent the six electoral districts. The motto ″Unité, Progrès, Grandeur″ which translates to ''Unity, Progress, Greatness'' in English, is a crescendo: Unity leads to progress which leads to greatness.

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. The sheaf of wheat symbolizes wealth agriculture of this region and 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 proudness of the citizens. The motto, The toil and 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”. The mural crown represents the cities and the maple leaves represents Canada, the country where the city is located. The motto “De mi caida, mi candor” translates to “From my fall, I draw on my whiteness.”

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 in 1988, preceding the launch of the department in 2009. The purple and blue are the official colors of Laval. 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 of Laval.

Flag

Flag of Laval

The former flag of Laval was adopted in 1968 and featured the coat of arms in canton on a white background and a fleurdelys on a blue similar to the flag of Quebec. The designer and date of the adoption of the current banner is unknown. It is of a 1:2 proportion. However, the emblem was adopted on May 5, 1975. The cubes represent Laval's development. The block build to make an ″L″ which makes the emblem serve as a logo. Purple is traditionally associated with wealth and in the emblem represents economic potential. Similar to the tartan, the blue symbolizes the quality of life and development of a human city. The letters spelling out ″Laval″ are connected to evoke the merger of the municipalities in 1965.