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'''CUARNENS''' | '''CUARNENS''' | ||
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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
D'azur à la croix d'argent, à la licorne saillante d'or brochante. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were adopted in 1928. | |||
They based on the arms of the Mestral de Cuarnens, former lords of the locality. The commune replaced the wheels which accompanied the cross by a unicorn, coming from an old village sign. This can also be seen as a canting element, the village name was pronounced as Cornens, which resemble licorne. | |||
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[[Literature]] : Armorial des communes Vaudoises, 1972. | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : Armorial des communes Vaudoises, 1972. | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities C]] | |||
[[Category:Vaud]] | [[Category:Vaud]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1928]] |
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