Bretteville-le-Rabet

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Official blazon
French	Écartelé: au 1er d'argent à croix pattée et alésée de gueules, au 2 de gueules à deux léopard d'or armés et lampassés d'azur, l'un au-dessus de l'autre, au 3e d'azur à la gerbe de blé d'or, au 4e d'argent au silex taillé au naturel, posé en pal la pointe en bas; au filet d'azur, ondé de deux pièces, brochant e fasce sur la partition; à la vergette d'argent brochant sur le tout du tout
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1987.

The cross in the first quarter refers to the former Commandery of the Order of the Templars in the village, the second quarter shows the arms of Normandy, the third reflects the agricultural character and the fourth the presence of a Neolithic settlement.

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

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