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===Origin/meaning===
===Origin/meaning===
The arms show a canting bridge (pont). The blue and silver refer to the local patron saint, St. Martin of Tours, who cut his cloak for a beggar. The alerion and the stone refer to the higher and lower courts to which the village was subjected. The alerion stands for the court of [[Lorraine]], the stone to the court of the Cathedral Chapter of Metz.
The arms show a canting bridge (pont). The blue and silver refer to the local patron saint, St. Martin of Tours, who cut his cloak for a beggar. The alerion and the stone refer to the higher and lower courts to which the village was subjected. The alerion stands for the court of [[Lorraine]], the stone to the court of the Cathedral Chapter of Metz.
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] : Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr


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[[Category:French Municipalities H]]
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