Courcelles

COURCELLES

Province : Hainaut
Additions: 1977 Gouy-lez-Piéton, Souvret, Trazegnies

D'argent à la bande de gueules accompagné en chef d'un lion de sable armé,lampassé et couronné d'or.

The arms were officially granted on March 3, 1914 and again on May 6, 1982.

The arms are those of the last Lords of Courcelles, the Marquises of Chastelet, who ruled the village from the end of the 17th century until 1795.

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

The arms on a police badge (source)

Literature: Servais, 1955

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