Foucherans (Jura)

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FOUCHERANS (JURA)

Département : Jura

Official blazon
French	De sinople à la barre ondée d'argent chargée d'une roue de moulin de gueules et accompagnée en chef d'un soleil d'or et en pointe d'une enclume du même.
English	(Jura) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on July 7, 1997.

The wavy bend symbolises the La Belaine river, with in its centre a symbol for the former water mill in the village. The sun refers to the stay of King Louis XIV, the 'sun-king' at the local castle in 1668. The anvil refers to the local blast furnace authorized as early as 1753.

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr