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by Masao Okazaki, 28 February 2021Neuville was granted to Jean Bourdon, whose son, Jean-François Bourdon
Dombourg established the first colonists in 1667. Colonization was fostered by
the establishment of a grain mill in 1668 and several marriages with King's
Daughters* between 1668 and 1670.
The domain of Dombourg was acquired in 1680
by Nicolas Dupont, lord of Neuville, and renamed to domain of Neuville /
Pointe-aux-Trembles. Pointe-aux-Trembles (Aspens' Point) refers to a small
peninsula grown with aspens. In 1683, Neuville was the third most populous
domain in Nouvelle-France, with 372 inhabitants.
The parish of
Saint-François-de-Sales-de-Neuville was established in 1684. The village was
formed only in 1754, indeed composed of the church, the presbytery and the
convent, and of several scattered farms. Bourg Saint-Louis, the present-day's
downtown, had only 10 houses in 1802, but construction boomed in the next three
decades.
http://www.ville.neuville.qc.ca/
Municipal website
*The King's
Daughters were 800 young French women recruited and paid by the king to foster
the colonization of Nouvelle-France. Whatever the black legend says, they were
not prostitutes. They married in Quebec and gave birth to several children.
among their notable descendants are Hillary Clinton, Angelina Jolie, Madonna and
Chloé Sevigny.
Ivan Sache, 14 March 2021
"Azure a chevron argent surrounded dexter by a hammer in pale and a gouge and
a chisel crossed in saltire sinister by three spikes of maize and in base a
three-master all or. Beneath the shield a scroll or inscribed with the motto 'Fier
du passé, foi en l'avenir' [Proud of the Past, Faith in the Future].
The
arms were designed by Lucien Godbout, member of the Société d'Héraldique du
Canada, and drawn by Louis Gosselin, Professor at CÉGEP Limoilou in Neuville.
Azure is a symbol of peace. It is a restful and very deep color. Azure
recalls the blue sky that conceals the power and force of all elements of the
celestial vault. Azure also recalls the deep sea, where divers can't stop
enlightening us by showing image of underwater life and resources.
Azure or
blue is appropriate to characterize Neuville, as a calm and restful place where
living and working are easy.
Like the underwater depths and the celestial
vault, Neuville has a great array of citizens, laborers, stone and wood
craftsmen, farmers and workers exercising all kinds of jobs, who all contribute
works and products of very high quality. This is emphasized by the shield's
charges: maize spikes, wood sculpture tools, and the famous three-master.
The blue field represents great and majestic river Saint-Lawrence, as
described by an English officer heading to Quebec: "The landscape of the two
banks of the river is outstanding, especially on the southern coast we have been
sailing along. A European can hardly imagine such a diverse ans splendid
panorama like the one lining the Saint-Lawrence, the king of rivers. It is
indeed a wonderful waterway, dotted with islands and scattered villages whose
picturesque churches and white houses offer view difficult to transcribe."
Argent (white) symbolizes the material resources, which are abundant in
Neuville, namely farm products and the famous Neuville maize.
Or (yellow)
symbolizes light, life, the sun and all the spiritual resources, from the soul
(faith), from the spirit (diverse skills), and from the heart (love).
The
chevron proclaims the valor and merits of all inhabitants of Neuville, past and
present, who have offered outstanding works and products of great quality.
The chevron is composed of two wooden pieces unite in point, forming an inverted
'V". It is a tribute to all the carpenters, sculptors and other workers who
built our old houses with such smooth and beautiful roofs. It is a tribute to
all this craftsmen.
The chevron represents Neuville's past and present, which
are united to proclaim: "Success is on top. To reach it, climb the two slopes of
courage and work. You will reach the stop and stay there."
The chevron is
also the image of the town of Neuville, as a town that always offered shelter to
its inhabitants and protected them. The town wants to support them and tho help
them climbing the slopes of success.
The chevron, finally, highlights
Neuville's history as well as its footnotes, its past and present. This is
emphasized by the sculpture tools, the spikes and the ship.
The
stone-cutter's hammer recalls that Neuville's quarries supplied a high quality
stone. Several inhabitants of the town were stone-cutters ar master masons.
In 1682, Neuville-based master mason Jean Loriot was hired for the summer season
by Claude Baillif, architect and builder in Quebec, In 1683, he contributed to
the buildong of Louis Jolliet's house, and, in 1684, to the increase of the
Quebec cathedral. Five generations of Loriot worked as master masons; they built
very nice stone houses, still standing in Neuville.
In 1791, master mason
Jean Aide Créquy erected a church in Saint-Augustin, Anse à Maheu. In 1770,
another member of this family erected the church of L'Islet.
In 1838, master
mason Olivier Larue erected the church of Deschambault.
In 1839, Narcisse
Larue erected, under the guidance of Thomas Baillargé, the church of
Saint-Pierre-les-Becquets.
In 1745, Joseph Grenier, Pierre Grenier and Ignace
Gréquy supplied stones from the Neuville squarries to built the gates and the
sentry boxes of Quebec town walls. From 1823 to 1840, Neuville stone was also
used for some parts of Quebec's new town wall. The Neuville masons were hired to
build Subec walls.
Neuville sonte was also used to build Estèbe House, today
the Civilization Museum.
Several inhabitants of Neuville and
Pointe-aux-Trembles came from Normandy, Poitou, Aunis and Saintonge. They were
famrers but also craftsmen, most commonly carpenters. Early dwellings were very
modest but rural architecture progressed with generations and carpenters became
significant craftsmen. Carpenters from the Auger, Béland, Delisle, Gingras,
Grenier, Vézina, Aide-Créquy, Tapin, Soulard, Plamondon, Langlois, Rochette and
other families worked in Neuville and Greater Quebec.
Maize was grown by
the natives before the French colonization. The new colonists adopted it since
it was a very profitable crop. A document certified in1667 by notary Becquet
states that maize was grown at the time on the domain owned by lord Bourdon.
Engineer Gédéon de Catalogne, in the survey of the domains of Nouvell-France
ordered by the king of France, reports that in Neuville, "plots are composed of
mounds and slopes; however, because the inhabitants are very laborious, they
produce profusely all kinds of grain".
Neville being close to the ton of
Quebec, market gardening thrived to supply Suebec markets.
Neuville's maize
is still recognized in Greater Quebec for its upper quality. Dairy industry is
also very important in Neuville.
Some 80 ships were built from 1835 to
1870 in Neuville. The most important shipyard was operated from 1840 to 1870 by
Hyppolithe Dubord; some 60 three masters were produced, from 300 to 1,500 ton in
burden and 150 to 210 feet in length. They were sold to England and Scotland and
sailed over the seven seas.
The Neuville shipwrights were Olivier Chartier,
Antoine Saint-Jean, James Gaudie, Édouard Desnoyers and Jos Angers dit Stéguy.
Among the Neuville workers were Jos Alain, Jacques Alain, Pierre Angers,
François Auger, M. Côté, Z. Chateauvert, Édouard Dolbec, Narciss Doré, Louis
Laperrière, Joseph Laperrière, Élie Lefebvre, Michel Leveillée, Xavier Leveillée,
Jos Matte, Jospeh Morissette, Narcisse Parent, N. Rochette, Lazar Soulard,
François Vézina and Élisée Vézina.
From 1855 to 1860, Jos Angers and brothers
Laroche from Cap-Santé built eight ships at the Laroche shipyard, also located
in Neuville. From 1855 to 1860, Antoine Saint-Jean owned a small shipyard close
to the church. Finally, from 1870 to 1875, Jos Angers launched a few boats in
partnership with François Bertrand, owner of shipyard in the village.
http://www.ville.neuville.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/Signification-des-ARMOIRIES.pdf
Y. Raymond, M. Rouleau, L. Godbout, L. Gosselin. Armoiries de la ville de
Neuville (undated)
Ivan Sache, 14 March 2021
The flag is white with the shield centred. The shield is described in French
at
http://www.ville.neuville.qc.ca/wp-content/uploads/Signification-des-ARMOIRIES.pdf:
Azure, a chevron Argent accompanied to dexter by three ears of corn, one in
pale, two in saltire and in sinister of a hammer in pale, a gouge and a wood
chisel in saltire; in point of a three-masted ship, all in gold."
The
motto of the city of Neuville is: Proud of the past, faith in the future.
Masao Okazaki, 28
February 2021
![[Village of Neuville (Quebec - Canada)]](../images/c/ca-qcneu-logo.gif){kind=logo}
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by Masao Okazaki, 28 February 2021
A 2000 photo of a flag was recently posted by Luc Vartan Baronian in the FOTW Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flagsoftheworld/permalink/4356460354368653
Translated from http://www.ville.neuville.qc.ca/tourisme-et-patrimoine/portrait-de-la-municipalite/armoiries-et-logo/
Neuville has an image that gives it wings, the wings of a kite. It symbolizes, by its rise, the increase in its population and the constant progress of the City. It goes without saying that the kite also refers to the recreational aspects of Neuville.The logo also represents Neuville's journey through its three centuries of existence. Through this logo, we feel the wind drawing an “N” in its sails.
Its colour indicates the interest that the people of Neuville have in the natural environments that surround them. The signature has the effect of softening the great vividness of the logo. Everything therefore gives all the life and seriousness that the City of Neuville projects.
"The wind in the sails" is the slogan of the City of Neuville. What could be better than this famous proverb to express in words the image of the City? It refers as much to nature as to the development of Neuville. When you think of this phrase, a feeling of joy and freedom crosses your mind.
Masao Okazaki, 28 February 2021
The logo is still being used. Apparently, it's not a bat! Here is a page
explaining the logo and the coat of arms:
http://www.ville.neuville.qc.ca/tourisme-et-patrimoine/portrait-de-la-municipalite/armoiries-et-logo/
The municipality of Neuville (4,392 inhabitants in 2016; 7,170 ha) is
located 20 km south-west of Quebec.
Ivan Sache, 14 March 2021
