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![[Flag of Chateau-Bourdin]](../images/f/fr-79-cb.gif)
Flag of Château-Bourdin - Image by Thierry Gilabert, 28 April 2003
The village of Château-Bourdin (c. 200 inhabitants), part of the municipality of Saint-Pardoux-en-Gâtine, is located about 3 km from Saint-Pardoux main center, between Allonne and La Boissière-en-Gâtine.
Members of the village association have asked the
Société Vexillologique de l'Ouest and the
Société Historique du Poitou to propose
flag and arms for the village. Seven proposals were drafted.
The selected flag is blue with a black Celtic triskelion placed in a
white disc and a vertical white stripe placed along the hoist and
charged with three black scallops. The flag was designed by
Claude-André Fougeyrollas and Thierry Gilabert, who also
designed the village coat of arms, on which is
based the flag.
The flag of Châteu-Bourdin will be displayed in the village
church.
![[Coat of arms]](../images/f/fr-79)cb.gif)
Coat of arms of Château-Bourdin - Image by Thierry Gilabert, 28 April 2003
The triskelion refers to the Irish patron saint of the
village, St. Fiacre, and emphasizes the
Celtic character of the region.
The three scallops refer to the foundation of the village of
Château-Bourdin. In the 11th century, the lords of Parthenay,
coming back from St. James' pilgrimage, decided to establish a
pilgrim hospital and granted three privileges to people who would
settle in the new village.
The coat of arms of Château-Bourdin will be sculpted on the
tympan of the village church.
Hervé Rochard & Ivan Sache, 28 April 2003
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