Rocles (Lozère)

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ROCLES (LOZÈRE)

Département : Lozère

Official blazon
French

D'or au mont rocheux d'argent mouvant des flancs et posé sur une rivière d'azur mouvant de la pointe, sommé à senestre de la Bête du Gévaudan, rampante, de sable, armée, lampassée et allumée de gueules et surmonté à dextre d'une croix latine aux quatre extrémités enflammées de gueules.

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Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on August 4, 2014.

The rock is a canting element. The lion with a wolf's head is the legendary Bête du Gévaudan (Beast of Gévaudan). The cross refers to St. Thecla, the local patron saint.

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr

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