Saint-Martin-de-Crau

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SAINT-MARTIN-DE-CRAU

Département : Bouches-du-Rhône

Blason de Saint-Martin-de-Crau
Official blazon
French

Coupé: au 1er d'azur aux trois rayons d'or en barre mouvant du chef à senestre et s 'évasant vers la pointe, à la cape de berger d'argent suspendue en chef au premier et brochant sur les autres, au 2e de gueules au mouton paissant d'argent.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The upper part refers to the legend of the shepherd who confessed to the murder of a wagtail in the song "III de Mirèio' by Frédéric Mistral, the lower part recalls that the main activity is sheep breeding.

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

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