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===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
De gueules au tronc arraché et écoté d'or, sommé d'un coucou au naturel. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
The arms were designed and adopted in 1921 as no historical arms existed. | |||
The arms show a cuckoo, based on the nickname of the villagers (I have no meaning of the origin of this nickname), on a stick. The latter refers to the name of the village, Essertes is derived from the old French "essarts" which means "cleared land". | |||
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[[Literature]] : | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']] : | ||
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[[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities E]] | ||
[[Category:Vaud]] | [[Category:Vaud]] | ||
[[Category:granted 1921]] | |||