Celles

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CELLES

Province : Hainaut
Additions : 1977 Escanaffles, Molenbaix, Popuelles, Pottes, Velaines

Official blazon

(1925) Ecartelé: aux 1 et 4 d'argent à trois fasces de gueules; aux 2 et 3 d'argent à trois doloires de gueules, celles du chef adossées; sur le tout écartelé: aux I et IV d'azur à trois fleurs-de-lis d'or, aux II et III de gueules plein; sur le tout du tout d'hermine plein. L'écu sommé d'une couronne à cinq fleurons.
(1991) Mal-gironné de six pièces d'or et d'azur, chargé, en cur d'un tourteau de gueules chargé d'une tour ajourée d'argent.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 15, 1925 and new arms were granted on December 18, 1991.

The old arms are those of the Croy-Renty family, with an escutcheon. The family rule dthe village for a long time. The inescutcheon shows the arms of France-Albert and refers to the fact that Charles of Croy married Louise de Albret, sister of John, King of Navarra and great-grandfather of King Henry IV of France.

The new arms are divided into 6 pieces, representing the six former municipalities, and in the centre a tower, taken from the arms of Tournai, as the region historically was dependent on Tournai.