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by Luc Baronian, 26 May 2005
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I scanned this image from the catalogue of Mirabeau, a flag manufacturer in
Old Montreal, from the early 1990s.
Luc Baronian, 26 May 2005
The Municipality of the City of Plessisville (6,677 inhabitants in 2006; 444
ha) is located in central Quebec. The city is enclaved inside the Municipality
of the Parish of Plessisville.
Plessisville is the oldest municipality in
the Bois-Francs region. In autumn 1835, Jean-Baptiste Lafond and his son founded
the hamlet of Somerset, joined in the next years by several other colonists who
cleared the neighbouring forest. Ten years later, Somerset counted 143
inhabitants. Access to Quebec was possible by the Provincial Road (1848) and by
the Great Trunk railway (1854). In 1855, Somerset was incorporated as the
Village of Plessisville, named for Joseph-Octave Plessis (1763-1825), Bishop
(1806) and first Archbishop (1819) of Quebec. On 16 May 1885, a huge blaze
suppressed the church, the presbytery, the foundry and 60 houses. The
Cooperative of Quebec Producers of Maple Sugar established in 1928 its first
factory in Plessisville. The city has hosted the annual Maple Festival since
1958. It is the second oldest festival in the province, after the Quebec Winter
Carnival. Plessisville was proclaimed the World Maple Capital in 1976
http://ville.plessisville.qc.ca/fr/content/historique.aspx - Municipal
website
http://www.biographi.ca/009004-119.01-e.php?&id_nbr=3076 - Joseph-Octave
Plessis, The Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
The arms of
Plessisville are "Per fess, 1a. Argent a semy of fleurs-de-lis azure a chevron
gules, 1b. Gules a crozier or, 2. Azure a tree or terraced vert." The shield
surmounted by a mural crown gules charged with a cross flory argent. The shield
surrounded by branches of maple leaved vert. Under the shield a scroll or
inscribed with the motto "MELIORA PARAMUS" in letters sable.
Argent is
the symbol of stainless honor. The fleurs-de-lis are the emblem of Quebec and
France. Azure is the color of perfection. The chevron represents family and
tradition. Gules is the color of force and courage. The crozier or priest's
staff is the emblem of the ecclesiastic jurisdiction. Or is the color of
generosity. The tree symbolizes force and, maybe, maple sugar industry. The tree
has its roots anchored in a terrace vert [the roots are, indeed, not represented
on the arms], the color of hope and future. The mural crown gules is the symbol
of wisdom and the emblem of Cities. The cross flory argent is the symbol of
faith. The maple leaves represent Canada. The motto means "We Are Preparing
Better [Things]".
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http://ville.plessisville.qc.ca/fr/content/logo_armoirie.aspx - Municipal
website
Ivan Sache, 29 July 2012
![[Plessisville flag]](../images/c/ca-qcple2.gif)
image by Masao Okazaki, 28
February 2022
based on photo located by Dave Fowler, 28 February
2022
![[Plessisville flag]](../images/c/ca-qcple-old.gif)
image by Masao Okazaki, 28
February 2022
based on photo located by Dave Fowler, 28 February
2022
By searching for the city hall, I found a larger image of the old flag. It
has the motto in a single line in a different typeface.
https://stringfixer.com/files/316157244.jpg
Masao Okazaki, 28
February 2022
