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The axe (Hache) is a canting element. The key is the symbol of the Corbie Abbey, to which the village was donated in 662 and which ruled the village for many centuries.
The axe (Hache) is a canting element. The key is the symbol of the Corbie Abbey, to which the village was donated in 662 and which ruled the village for many centuries.
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[[Literature]] : Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
[[Literature]] : Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr

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ACHEUX-EN-AMIÉNOIS

Département : Somme

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Official blason

Parti: au 1er de gueules à la hache d'or, au 2e d'or à la clef contournée de gueules.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on March 3, 1970.

The axe (Hache) is a canting element. The key is the symbol of the Corbie Abbey, to which the village was donated in 662 and which ruled the village for many centuries.

Acheuxa1.jpg

The arms on the entrance to the village (image : Jacques Dulphy, 2011)

Literature : Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr