Cierrey

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CIERREY

Département : Eure

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Official blazon

De sinople à deux épées d'argent, passées en sautoir, cantonnées de trois mitres d'or, une en chef et deux aux flancs.

Origin/meaning

The three mitres are a symbol for the medieval Lords of Cierrein. Three members of their family where bishops in Evreux during the 12th and 13th century.

Literature : J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995; Pierre BLEVIN, Cierrey