Brachy

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BRACHY

Département : Seine-Maritime

Official blason

(fr) Coupé: au 1er de gueules à trois croisettes ancrées mal ordonnées d'or, au 2e d'azur à la roue à aube d'or; au pont en dos d'âne d'or brochant sur la partition.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on December 19, 2019.

The three crosses represent the three churches of the town The formerly name was Brachiacum derived etymologically from bridge or passage, hence the bridge in the arms. The wheel symbolises the local water mill.

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