Marmagne (Saône-et-Loire)

MARMAGNE (SAÔNE-ET-LOIRE)

Official blazon
French	De gueules à la fontaine héraldique fascée ondée d'argent et d'azur, cerclée d'argent; chapé ployé du même chargé de deux haches affrontées de sable, celle de dextre posée en bande, celle de senestre en barre.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The red point refers to the cloak of St. Martin of Tours, the local patron saint. The (heraldic) fountain refers to the fountain in the village, a local landmark. The (battle) axes refer to the Marcomanni, a German tribe that settled in the area in Roman times.

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

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Marmagne (Saône-et-Loire)

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