Clavaleyres

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Civic heraldry of Switzerland - Schweizer Wappen / Armorial de Suisse
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CLAVALEYRES

Canton : Bern

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Official blazon

Origin/meaning

The arms show the canting key (Clavis in Latin) and the claw of the bear of Bern, to emphasise the connections to Bern. The arms were devised in 1922 and officially adopted in 1943.

Literature : Wappenbuch des Kantons Bern, 1981.