Albesa

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ALBESA

Region : Catalonia
Province : Lleida
District (Comarca) : Noguera

Official blazon

(es) De sinople, un álamo de plata. Campaña jaquelada de oro y sable. Al timbre, corona mural de villa.
(ca) Escut caironat: de sinople, un àlber d'argent; el peu escacat d'or i de sable. Per timbre una corona mural de vila.

Origin/meaning

The arms were granted on April 17, 1998.

The tree is an àlber tree (poplar), and thus a canting symbol. The base shows the chequered field of the Counts of Urgell, conquerors of the village in the 12^th century.