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image by Marc Pasquin, 12 February 2007
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This is the flag of Saint-Basile-Le-Grand (Montérégie) as I saw it flying over the town hall in December of 2005. It is white with the coat of arms and the name of the municipality underneath in "dirty" yellow (which I assume to be gold). The coat of arms might have a slightly different design, especially for the horse's head.
No idea of the adoption date but the coat of arms itself was adopted in 1969 from a design by Monsieur André Genest. The official website offer as an explanation of its components (translated by me):
Sky Blue represent joy, knowledge, loyalty and clarity. Red gives a vision of a hopeful future, it defines greatness, audacity and valiance. Green represent vegetation, it express renewal, hope and gaiety. Gold represent sparkle, justice, strength and consistency.
[...]
The royal crown comes from the Greek word "BASILIEUS". Being a residential town, the chevron represent family life; the roof, the superstructure of the home. The horse's head bring to mind that there is an important concentration of horse breeding farms for equestrian and races. On a golden ribbon and under the shield, that is supported by 2 twigs of maple leaves giving elegance, is written the motto:
NOBLESSE Y DEMEURE [tr. "nobility lives there"] (the etymology gives royalty and nobility)
Marc Pasquin, 12 February 2007
image by Marc Pasquin, 12 February 2007
This is a reconstruction of the flag I remember from
my youth when I used to live there. As this was more
then 20 years ago, the exact design is in no way a
certainty. What I remember for sure is a greenish, 3
part logo on an orange field. Checking the website,
they do have a logo in orange and green that would
seem to fit the bill that was adopted in 1980.
Marc Pasquin, 12 February 2007