Faycelles

Revision as of 12:26, 26 December 2022 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Text replacement - "↵{{media}}" to " {{fr1}} {{media1}}")

French heraldry portal



This page is part of the French heraldry portal


Heraldry of the World

French heraldry:

Overseas territories:



  • Total pages in the French section : 52,989
  • of which images : 30,729

Selected collector's items from France:

FAYCELLES

Département : Lot

Official blazon
French

De gueules au château d'or, ouvert et ajouré de sable, posé sur trois coupeaux d'or rangés en fasce et mouvant d'ondes d'argent; au chef d'azur à la croix d'argent.

English No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1977.

The castle refers to castle in the village, destroyed in the 18th century. The base shows the Lot river. The colours are those of the Quercy region. The chief shows the arms of the Figeac Abbey, to which the area historically belonged.

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr

Template:Fr1 Template:Media1