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Heraldry of the Languedoc and the Roussillon

This site covers a number of aspects of heraldy, including the heraldry of the Counts of Toulouse and other nobles of the area, the arms of those who fought in the thirteenth century wars against the Cathars, and civic heraldry.

It also covers the heraldry of the French monarchy and the five French Republic, and also their flags, seals and other symbols of state of France.

There is also an excursus on the Counts of Foix and the Principality of Andora .

Here are some useful internal links:

Languedoc Rulers & Allies	The Counts of Toulouse	Jeanne of England
The Cross of Toulouse The arms of the Counts of Toulouse, later adopted as the arms of the Province of Languedoc, and now used as the arms of the departement of the Midi Pyrenees. Jeanne of England was the wife of Raymond VI of Toulouse, and mother of Raymond VII of Toulouse and Richard of Toulouse. She was the daughter of Henry II of England and Eleanor of Aquitaine, and sister of Richard I and King John. Jeanne was buried at Fontevraud Abbey.

	The Kings of Aragon	The Counts of Foix	The House of Trencavel
Other nobles in Occitania: the Kings of Aragon, the Counts of Foix, the Trencavels

	Count of Comminges	Count of Bearn


	The arms of de Mauléon


Crusade Leaders	Arms of the King of France	Arms of the Lords of de Montfort
The heraldry of Crusade leaders in the War against the people of the Languedoc: the Kings of France; Simon de Montfort

	Arms of the Counts of Champagne	Arms of the Dukes of Burgundy	Arms of the Dukes of Dreux
The heraldry of the Crusaders and other nobles in the War against the people of the Languedoc

	Arms of the House of Brienne	Arms of the House of de Voisins	Arms of the House of de Levis


Other Languedoc Nobility
	Arms of the Dukes of Joyeuse	The arms of the Marquis of Baroncelli

Civic Heraldry

The arms of the Counts of Toulouse are used today by the City of Toulouse	The arms of the Kings of Aragon and Counts of Roussillon are today used by the Pyrenees Orientales departement	An unheraldic mix of the arms of the counts of Toulouse (representing the Languedoc), and those of the counts of Roussillon (representing Roussillon) to create modern arms for the Languedoc-Rousillon region		The Arms of Catalonia


Modern departments of the Languedoc-Roussillon
The arms of the Aude département	The arms of the Hérault département	The arms of the Gard département	The arms of the Lozère département	The arms of the Pyrénées-Orientales département


Capital Cities of departments of the Languedoc-Roussillon
Carcassonne, capital of the Aude	Montpellier, capital of the Hérault	Nîmes, capital of the Gard	Mende, capital of the Lozère	Perpignan, capital of the Pyrénées Oriental

		The unheraldic use of green on red, can be forgoiven here on the grounds that this device existed a thousand years before heraldry was invented.

Cities and towns in departements of the Languedoc-Roussillon
Uzès	Agde	Narbonne	Alès	Béziers	Perpignan


Marsellan	Elne	Limoux	Florac	Llupia


	Arms of Ceret



Other arms associated with the Languedoc-Roussillon

Arms of Alphonse de Poitiers	Arms of England	Arms of Foix-Bearn	Arms of Chatillon	Arms of Adhemar	Arms of Bruniquel




Modern departments outside the Languedoc-Roussillon which incorporate the Cross of Toulouse
Midi Pyrenees	Auvergne département	Tarn and Garonne département	Tarn département	Haute-Garonne département


Modern departments and towns whose arms still incorporate those of the Kings of aragon
The arms of the Pyrénées-Orientales département	The arms of the Lozère département	Arms of Cerdagne		Arms of Ceret	Arms of Perpignan


	St-Rémy	Aix en Provence


Modern states, departments and towns whose arms still incorporate those of the Counts of Foix
Arms of the modern town of Foix	Arms of the Principality of Andora	Arms of the Ariege departement