Auchy-au-Bois
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France |
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AUCHY-AU-BOIS
Département : Pas-de-Calais
Origin/meaning
The arms show in the first and fourth quarter the arms of the Counts of Horne. The town belonged to the monastery of Ieper (Ypres), and the Counts of Horne were the Lords of Ieper. The tree in the second and third quarter are canting (Bois=forest).
Literature : Bréemersch, P; Léopold, J-Y. and Dhérent, C.: Armorial du Pas-de-Calais (2 volumes). Archives du Pas-de-Calais, 1996, 247 and 198p.