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'''Country''': France [[File:france.jpg|60 px|right]]<br><br><br> | |||
'''Département''': [[Meuse]][[File:Meuse.jpg|60 px|right]] | |||
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The colours azure and gold are based on the arms of successive overlords: the Diocese of Verdun and the Prince of Condé before 1790. Gules and gold are those of the Duke of [[Lorraine]], Charles III. | The colours azure and gold are based on the arms of successive overlords: the Diocese of Verdun and the Prince of Condé before 1790. Gules and gold are those of the Duke of [[Lorraine]], Charles III. | ||
The mitre refers to Saint Martin, Bishop of Tours and the patron saint of the parish. The mill iron indicates that once a mill was established on the Forges river in the hamlet of Raffécourt. The spur wheel illustrates an | The mitre refers to Saint Martin, Bishop of Tours and the patron saint of the parish. The mill iron indicates that once a mill was established on the Forges river in the hamlet of Raffécourt. The spur wheel illustrates an annual horse race (the Flon) which used to take place at Pentecost. | ||
The lightning bolts refer to the fact that in June and July 1944 in a house of the village, Colonel Grandval coordinated in all directions the resistance of the FFI in the northeast (Lorraine, Alsace, Champagne, Ardennes). | The lightning bolts refer to the fact that in June and July 1944 in a house of the village, Colonel Grandval coordinated in all directions the resistance of the FFI in the northeast (Lorraine, Alsace, Champagne, Ardennes). | ||
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The jays evoke the oaks and the other trees of the surrounding forest. | The jays evoke the oaks and the other trees of the surrounding forest. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image from https://nos-blasons-lorrains.fr/; background from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr/ | |||
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[[Category:French Municipalities B|Bethincourt]] | [[Category:French Municipalities B|Bethincourt]] | ||
[[Category:Meuse|Bethincourt]] | [[Category:Meuse|Bethincourt]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 2019|Bethincourt]] | [[Category:Granted 2019|Bethincourt]] | ||