Tongre-Notre-Dame

TONGRE-NOTRE-DAME

Province : Hainaut
Incorporated into : 1977 Chièvres

Official blazon

D'argent à trois lionceaux de gueules armés, lampassés et couronnés d'or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on April 18, 1899.

The arms appear in the 17th century on the local seal, and are on the seal supported by St. Mary. These arms are those of the Barony of Lens, to which the village was added in 1563.

The arms in the Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930

Literature: Servais, 1955

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