Binche

BINCHE

Province : Hainaut
Additions : 1977 Bray, Buvrinnes, Epinois, Leval-Trahegnies, Péronnes, Ressaix, Waudrez

Official blazon

(1838) D'argent, à un lion de sable armé et lampassé de gueules.
(1857) D'azur au château d'or, accompagné, de deux écussons, celui à dextre aux armes du Hainaut, l'autre à senestre d'argent au lion de sable, armé et lampassé de gueules.
(1980) D'azur au château fort d'or, le mur d'enceinte crénelé percé de fenêtres et d'une porte à la herse levée et surmontée d'un pignon muni de quatre tours également crénelées à toit conique dont deux de part et d'autre de la porte, la troisième d'angle, le toit de la quatrième apparaissant derrière un donjon aux fenêtres de style gothique dont la cheminée est surmontée d'une cigogne. Le château fort est adextré d'un écu écatelé aux 1 et 4 d'or au lion de sable, armé et lampassé de gueules, aux 2 et 3 d'or au lion de gueules, armé et lampassé d'azur (Hainaut), et senestré d'un écu d'argent au lion de sable, armé et lampassé de gueules (Binche).

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on June 30, 1838 and new arms were granted on May 26, 1857, which were confirmed on February 12, 1980.

The arms granted in 1838 show the arms of the Lords of Binche, who ruled the city for the Counts of Hainaut.

In 1857 the arms were changed and based on the seal of the city from 1245. This seal showed the local castle, one of the main castles of the Counts of Hainaut. Besides the castle there are two small shields, one with the arms of Hainaut and one with the lion of Binche. These arms were better described and re-granted in 1980 after the merger with the other municipalities.

Image gallery

The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 16th century manuscript
The arms in a 17th century manuscript
The arms from 1838
The old arms in the
Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The new arms in the
Koffie Hag/Café Hag albums +/- 1930
The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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