Bournens

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BOURNENS

Canton : Vaud

Official blazon

D'azur à la bande d' or.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted in 1922.

The arms are based on the arms of the last Lords of Bournens, the Charrière family. The municipality only took the bend from the family arms and reversed the colours.

The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960

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Literature: Dessemontet, 1972