Bygdeå

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BYGDEÅ

Province (Landskap): Västerbotten
County (Län): Västerbottens län
Incorporated into: 1971 Robertsfors

Official blazon
Swedish	I fält av guld en svart orre och däröver en svart ginstam, belagd med tvenne plogbillar av guld.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on July 31, 1945.

The arms show a black grouse, derived from the seal of the local parish, which showed an undefined bird looking like a grouse. The plough irons indicate the agricultural character of the village.