Bergerac (Dordogne)

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BERGERAC

Département : Dordogne

Official blazon

Parti: au 1er d'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or rangées en pal (semé de fleurs de lis d'or), au 2e de gueules au dragon d'or.

Origin/meaning

The current arms were adopted in 1995 and replaced the field semy of fleur-de-lys with three fleur-de-lys en pal. The fleur-de-lys refer to the French Royal arms, as the city had royal privileges since 1322. The composition also appeared on the seal from 1322.

The dragon refers to a local legend.

The arms in a 16th century manuscript	The arms in Hozier (1696)
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932	The arms on a tobacco card by Laurens
The arms on a postcard by Kroma	The arms on municipal stationary