Julvécourt

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JULVÉCOURT

Département : Meuse

Official blazon
French	Tranché : au 1er d'azur à l'ange en vol, posé en bande, de carnation, vêtu d'argent chevelé et ailé d'or, portant une plume du même de sa main dextre, senestré d'une faîne du même, au 2e d'or à l'écusson d'azur chargé d'une couronne d'or surchargé de six vergettes d'argent brochantes, surmonté à dextre d'un brin de luzerne en pal, tigé et feuillé de sinople, fleuri de gueules.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on August 18, 2021.

The angel is the attribute of the evangelist Saint Matthew to whom the village church dating from the 17th century is dedicated.

The beechnut symbolises the surrounding forests haunted by the supporting green woodpeckers. The alfalfa sprig represents agricultural activities: crops and livestock.

The inescutcheon with crown behind the six bars refers to the taking of the Duke of Lorraine,René 1st, as hostage near the village, in 1431 after the defeat of Bulgnéville, by the Duke of Burgundy, and who was released after the payment of a ransom.