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Caplan, Quebec (Canada)

Gaspésie / Îles-de-la-Madeleine Administrative Administrative Region

image by Masao Okazaki, 31 January 2021

Municipality
Municipal flag

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Municipality

The municipality of Caplan (2,024 inhabitants in 2016; 8,573 ha) is located on the Bay of Chaleur.

Caplan was established in 1875 by Acadian (55%) and Irish, Scottish and French (45%) colonists.
The etymology of Caplan is obscure. Some claim that the village was named for Indian John Kaplan. Other says that the earlier English-speaking colonists called the cliffs Cape Land. A more straightforward, but equally unsubstantiated etymology relies on the capelin fish (Mallotus villosus), which is quite common in the Bay of Chaleur.

http://www.municipalitecaplan.com
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 13 February 2022

Municipal flag

Photos of the town's flag from 2006 were posted by Luc Vartan Baronian in the FOTW Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/flagsoftheworld/permalink/4275636465784376

In 2013 the town appears to have used a new logo and a new flag. Here is a city Facebook photo from 2018
https://www.facebook.com/Municipalite.de.Caplan/photos/2547614491923358
Masao Okazaki, 30 January 2021

The logo is a modernization of the previous one.
The wheat spike represents agriculture, the sun represents the inhabitants' warmth, and the water the village's maritime character.

The wheat stem is increased to form a sun while the water waves cut the spike by smooth moves, which makes the image dynamic. This energetic rendition is a metaphoric symbol if the very active social commitment of Caplan's inhabitants.

http://www.municipalitecaplan.com/municipalité/identification-visuelle.html
Municipal website
Ivan Sache, 13 February 2022

Previous flag

image by Masao Okazaki, 31 January 2021