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MUSIÈGES
Département : Haute-Savoie
Official blason
De sinople à la barre ondée d'argent accompagnée en chef d'une bisse contournée d'or et en pointe d'une grappe de raisin feuillée du même; au franc-quartier senestre de gueules à la croix d'argent.
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted on
The snake refers to St. Hilarius, the local patron saint. The wavy bend refers to the many rivers, the green to the Mont Musièges mountain, The grapes indicate the importance of viticulture for the region. The free quarter shows the cross of Savoy.
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