CROIX DES ANGLAIS - SAINT-CHELY-D'APCHER
The English cross is the symbol of the identity of the inhabitants of Saint-Chély d'Apcher. It commemorates the battle of Guérin d'Apcher and the gentiles of the village against the "English" looters in 1362. The rallying cry was "La barre en avant", which in new French became Barrabans, thus naming the inhabitants of the town of Saint-Chély d'Apcher.
This roadside cross commemorates the courage of the people of Saint-Chély-d?Apcher during the Hundred Years' War. In 1362, Guérin d?Apcher, accompanied by a troop of valiant Saint-Chély-d?Apcher gentlemen, threw "English" raiders out of the town. The rallying cry during this confrontation was "Las Baros en abon", meaning "The bars forward", hence the birth of the name "Barrabans" for the inhabitants of the town of Saint-Chély-d?Apcher.
It would appear that the Croix des Anglais was not originally a roadside cross, but part of a more elaborate structure (like a tympanum). Its central crosspiece features the Pascal Lamb and a Maltese cross.