Beaufort-en-Argonne

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BEAUFORT-EN-ARGONNE

Département : Meuse

Official blazon
French	D'azur à la tour carrée au contrefort d'argent, ajourée du champ, maçonnée de sable, essorée de gueules et accostée de deux feuilles d'alisier torminal d'or; au chef parti, au 1er de gueules à la roue de sainte Catherine d'or, faillie en chef à senestre et au 2e d'or deux clous de gueules passés en sautoir.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on September 7, 2021.

The tower is the local fortified tower and a canting element (fort=fortress). The almond tree leaves illustrate the location of the village, on the edge of the immense Dieulet forest.

The spiked and broken wheel is the attribute of Saint Catherine to which the church is dedicated.

The two nails are a symbol of the products of a forge which operated at a place called Maucourt, in the middle of the 19th century. They also represent the other industries of the town: an oil mill, the mill and a tile factory.