Saint-Pierre-Bois

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SAINT-PIERRE-BOIS

Département : Bas-Rhin

Blason de Saint-Pierre-Bois/Arms (crest) of Saint-Pierre-Bois
Official blazon
French
  • (old) D'argent à une gaine de serpette de sable posée en fasce.
  • (new) D'argent à un étui de bois au naturel avec sa hachette de vigneron de sable emmanchée aussi de bois au naturel.
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Origin/meaning

The arms show a wooden case that contained a hatchet ( s'holtzmasser in Alsatian) that the winemakers used in spring in the vineyards to prune the stakes.

The previous arms:

Armoiries de Saint-Pierre-Bois

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Literature: Les armoiries des communes du Bas-Rhin. Tome V : Communes du département (Neuwiller-lès-Saverne à Sarrewerden). 1961