The arms of Astarac county are blazoned as follows: quartered sections of Or (gold/yellow) and Gules (red). This coat of arms is also used by the House of Astarac.
Etymology
Astarac (in the Middle Ages: Asteriacum, Asteirac) is a priori, like its homonym Estirac, for a Gallo-Roman domain name based on the local name Aster (Uciando Aster, Dato Aster, Sancio Aster, Atton Aster are documented personal names, the first three in Bigorre, the fourth in Lézat-sur-Lèze). The village of Asté, near Beaucens, is an ancient Aster. Linguist Joan Coromines likens this name to the biscayan word: azterren, meaning 'root' or 'foundation'.
History
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Père Anselme; Déchaussé, Augustin; M. Du Fourny; Père Ange; Père Simplicien, eds. (1726). "Anciens Comtes d'Astarac". Histoire Généalogique et Chronologique de la Maison Royale de France, des Pairs, Grands Officiers de la Couronne & de la Maison du Roy: & des anciens Barons du Royaume (in French). Vol.2 (3rded.). Paris: Compagnie des Libraires. pp.615–620. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
