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| {{:start:1-france:a-research:01-lyon:la_verpilliere_-_shield7.jpg?185 |}}<WRAP justify>The name of La Verpillière comes from the Latin word “vulpes” meaning “fox”, because in La Verpillière there were many foxes in the Middle Ages. | {{:start:1-france:a-research:01-lyon:la_verpilliere_-_shield7.jpg?185 |}}<WRAP justify>The name of La Verpillière comes from the Latin word “vulpes” meaning “fox”, because in La Verpillière there were many foxes in the Middle Ages. | ||
| - | We find two foxes on the shield of the city, the first and the fourth images The second and the third images are dolphins on a golden background, because La Verpillière is in the Dauphiné, the land that formerly held by the heir to the throne of France nicknamed the Dauphin—or “dolphin”.</WRAP> | + | We find two foxes on the shield of the city, the first and the fourth images The second and the third images are dolphins on a golden background, because La Verpillière is in the Dauphiné, the land that was formerly held by the heir to the throne of France who was nicknamed the Dauphin—or “dolphin”.</WRAP> |
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