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Saint
Hilaire d’Estissac is a small rural town in the canton of
Villamblard, which keeps a very rich history. Saint Hilaire,
Saint Jean and Saint Séverin belonged to the same lord. Its
surface area is 650 hectares and it has
115 inhabitants
(official population on January 1, 2012).
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Coat of Arms
Saint Hilaire d’Estissac’s coat of arms evokes the lordship on
which it depended, and Saint Hilaire hunting snakes, as follows:
From green to Saint Hilaire mitred and crossed with gold, with
two flying snakes on either side, the one on the left side being
twisted, accompanied by a franc-canton (the striped area at the
upper left) in six parts, silver and azure blue, which is
Estissac.
Motto: 1318 – Sanctus Hilaruis d’Estissaco – 1998
The green field evokes the Landais forest
–1318: the date at which the name of this parish appeared for
the first time.
–Sanctus Hilaruis d’Estissaco: the name under which it appeared
–1998: the date this coat of arms was created |
