Moulainville
Country: France Département: Meuse |
French | D'azur à l'enceinte pentagonale fortifiée type Séré de Rivière d'or accompagnée en pointe de deux clous de la Passion d'argent posés celui de dextre en bande et celui de senestre en barre; au chef parti, au I d'argent à trois fusées accolées de gueules touchant les bords de la partition, au II d'or à une croix ancrée de gueules. |
English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted on April 10, 2024.
The arms are largely composed of elements of the arms of the former rulers in the area.
Marie-Thérèse de Choiseul (1766-1794), daughter of Jacques Philippe Comte de Stainville (1727-1789) was the last Lord of Moulainville-le-haut. The three lozenges are taken from the arms of her husband, Prince Joseph de Grimaldi of Monaco ( 1763-1816), see also Monaco and the cross is the arms of the Stainville family.
The other part ofthe municipality was the estate of Moulainville-le-bas and was a possession of the diocese of Verdun. The two nails of the Passion represent this.
The fortified enclosure represents the fort built in 1875-1877 as part of the second belt of fortresses of Verdun, on the right bank of the Meuse.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
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