Saint-Marc-des-Carrières, Quebec (Canada)

Capitale-Nationale

Last modified: 2022-02-19 by rob raeside
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• Description of the flag

• Charlevoix-Est
• Capitale-Nationale Region
• Cities and Municipalties (Canada)
• Quebec

Municipality

The town of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières (2,911 inhabitants in 2016; 1,760 ha) is located 75 km south-west of Quebec.
Ivan Sache, 12 February 2022

Description of the flag

The flag is the arms on a white field.

Photos were posted by Luc Vartan Baronian: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flagsoftheworld/posts/4916913151656701/

The crest was found by Marc Pasquin:
https://grandquebec.com/armoiries-blasons/armoiries-saint-marc_carrieres/
https://grandquebec.com/upl-files//2015/08/armoiries_st_marc_carrieres.gif

Masao Okazaki, 21 January 2022

The arms are "Gules a lion argent armed and langued gules holding in the claws the Gospel of Mark a chief azure three fleurs-de-lis or. The shield supported by two maple branches vert crossed in base in saltire and tied by a ribbon gules holding a scroll or inscribed with the motto "Sagesse que de Gouverner sans Violence" in Gothic letters."

The fleurs-de-lis recall the French Canadian ancestors and the origin of most of the population of Saint-Marc-des-Carrières.
The lion is a symbol of courage and magnanimity.
The golden book represents the Gospel of Mark.
The maple branches are the symbol of Canada.
The motto reads "Governing without Violence is Wisdom".

https://grandquebec.com/armoiries-blasons/armoiries-saint-marc_carrieres
GrandQuebec

Ivan Sache, 12 February 2022