Sainte-Colombe-de-Peyre

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SAINTE-COLOMBE-DE-PEYRE

Département : Lozère
Incorporated into : 2017 Peyre en Aubrac

Official blazon
French	D'azur à deux colombes affrontées d'argent; au chef d'argent chargée d'une aigle de sable.
English	No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in June 2001.

The pigeons (colombes) are a canting element and symbol for St. Columbine, the local patron saint. The chief shows the arms of the Barons and Barony of the Peyre, to which the village historically belonged.

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