Échenevex

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ECHENEVEX

Département : Ain

Official blazon
French	De sinople à trois chènevis d'or; au chef cousu de gueules chargé d'une montagne d'or, surmontée d'une lame de scie du même posée en fasce.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted on May 4, 1992.

The complete arms also show a helmet, with as a crest a demi-lion holding a banner with the date 1834-Echenevex.

The base shows three hemp flowers, as the name is derived from the local word for hemp, chanvre in French. The chief shows canting elements for the Mont-Serrat family (mont=mountain, scie=saw). The date on the banner is the date the village became its own council.