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POIVRES
Département : Aube
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Parti: au 1er d'azur à la bande d'argent côtoyée de deux doubles cotices potencées et contre potencées d'or, au 2e coupé au I d'or au tau fleuronné d'azur aux branches duquel sont appendues deux clochettes de gueules, au II de gueules à la quintefeuille d'argent boutonnée d'or. |
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Origin/meaning
The right half shows the arms of the Champagne region, in which the village is situated. The tau with the two bells ia the attribute of Saint Anthony, the local patron saint. The cinquefoil symbolises a pepper making it a canting element (poivre=pepper).
Literature : Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
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