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'''FAOUG''' | '''FAOUG''' | ||
Canton : [[Vaud]] | Canton: [[Vaud]] | ||
[[File:faoug.jpg|center|Armoiries de {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:faoug.jpg|center|Armoiries de {{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
===Official blazon=== | ===Official blazon=== | ||
Parti d'argent au paon rouant au naturel sur un mont de sinople, et de gueules au hêtre arraché de sinople. | |||
===Origin/meaning=== | |||
The arms were officially adopted in 1913. | |||
The arms appear already on a local seal of 1713, without indication of the colours. The arms are most likely (double) canting: the German name for this village is Pfauen, meaning peacock; whereas the beech refer to the French name, which some etymologists derive from the Latin fagus (beech). | |||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Literature]] : Dessemontet, 1972 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - Switzerland|'''Literature''']]: Dessemontet, 1972 | ||
[[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]] | [[Category:Swiss Municipalities F]] | ||
[[Category:Vaud]] | [[Category:Vaud]] | ||
[[Category:Granted 1913]] | |||
Latest revision as of 11:09, 11 August 2024
FAOUG
Canton: Vaud
Official blazon
Parti d'argent au paon rouant au naturel sur un mont de sinople, et de gueules au hêtre arraché de sinople.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted in 1913.
The arms appear already on a local seal of 1713, without indication of the colours. The arms are most likely (double) canting: the German name for this village is Pfauen, meaning peacock; whereas the beech refer to the French name, which some etymologists derive from the Latin fagus (beech).
 The arms in the Kaffee Hag albums 1914-1960 |
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Literature: Dessemontet, 1972