Perville
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PERVILLE
Département : Tarn-et-Garonne
French |
Coupé: au 1er parti au I de gueules à la croix cléchée, vidée et pommetée de douze pièces d'or et au II d'or à la licorne passante d'azur, au 2e de sinople à deux sabres d'argent, passés en sautoir et soutenus d'une gerbe de blé d'or liée de gueules. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms show in the upper half the cross of the Languedoc region, and a unicorn as a symbol for the local patron saint, St. Mary.
The sabres in the lower half stand for Pierre de Bellecombe, a famous soldier who was born in the village. The garb refers to agriculture.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr