Bigues i Riells

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BIGUES I RIELLS

Region : Catalonia
Province : Barcelona

Official blazon
Catalan	Escut caironat: de sinople, un pi d'or acostat de dues claus passades en sautor amb les dents a dalt i mirant cap enfora, la d'or en banda i per damunt de la d'argent en barra, a destra, i d'un sautor d'or a sinistra. Per timbre una corona mural de poble.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on June 10, 1997.

The pine-tree is a traditional sign of this municipality. The other elements, at each side of the pine-tree, are the symbols of the patron saints of the two main villages of this municipality: St. Peter (the keys) for Bigues, and St. Vincent (the cross) for Riells del Fai.