Peissant

PEISSANT

Province : Hainaut
Incorporated into : 1977 Estinnes

Official blazon

De gueules à la fasce d'argent, accompagnée de 15 macles du même, huit en chef, posées 4 et 4 et 7 en pointe, posées 3,3,1.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on October 27, 1930.

The arms arethe arms of the medieval Peissant family, taken from the seal of the local council from the 13th century. They were Lords of Peissant from the 13th until the 18th century.

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

Literature: Servais, 1955

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