Frohen-sur-Authie
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FROHEN-SUR-AUTHIE
Département : Somme
Additions : 2007 Frohen-le-Grand, Frohen-le-Petit
| French |
Tiercé en pairle renversé: au 1er d'or au créquier de gueules, au 2e de sinople à la foi d'argent accompagnée en pointe d'un trèfle d'or, 3e d’'azur à trois fasces ondées d'argent et à deux clefs de sable passées en sautoir et brochantes. |
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Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted on March 15, 2019.
The stylised tree (créquier) is taken from the arms of the family De Créquy. The two hands in the second quarter refer to the merger of the two villages in 2007. The clover is the attribute of Saint Furcy who was born in Ireland, the clover is the symbol for Ireland.
The waves symbolises the Authie river, which flows through the municipality and the keys are the attributes of Saint Peter.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr