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Mirabel, Quebec
Grant of Arms
April 15, 2013
Vol. VI, p. 225
Arms of L'Association des familles MontambaultBlazonPer fess dancetty Vert and Azure a barrulet dancetty between in chief a sun in splendor and in base two fleurs-de-lis Or; SymbolismThe green symbolizes the hope for a better life held by the ancestors who left France for New France. It also refers to the idea of working the land. The blue and the fleurs-de-lis refer to France, homeland of the family’s ancestors, and to Quebec, the place where they settled. The sun represents a common origin that spreads out into various family units. The M-shaped fess alludes to the first letter of the Montambault family name. |
CrestBlazonIssuant from a circlet of garbs Or a maple tree Vert seeded Or; SymbolismThe maple tree represents the Montambault family tree and Canada. It also symbolizes the presence of maple trees on the Île d’Orléans, where Michel Montambault settled in 1665, and in the town of Deschambault, where his son François settled in 1738. A maple grove still stands on that site, which continues to be owned by the Montambault family. The sheaves of wheat honour the working of the land by generations of Montambaults, as well as their successes and accomplishments. |
MottoBlazonPERSÉVÉRANCE ET FIERTÉ; SymbolismThis phrase means “Perseverance and pride”. |
BackgroundCanada Gazette InformationThe announcement of the letters patent was made on November 30, 2013 in Volume 147, page 2707 of the Canada Gazette.  |
Additional InformationCreator(s)Original concept of l’Association des familles Montambault and Louise Martel, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority. PainterDebra MacGarvie CalligrapherLuc Saucier Recipient TypeCivil Institution
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