Merles-sur-Loison

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MERLES-SUR-LOISON

Département : Meuse

Official blason

(fr) D'azur à la fleur de lis des jardins d'argent à dextre et au monde d'or croisé du même cintré de gueules à senestre; au chef ondé d'or chargé de deux merles affrontés de sable allumés, becqués et membrés de gueules; à la divise ondée du même brochant sur le trait du chef.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on December 16, 2021.

The chief is canting, to blackbirds (merles) above the Loison river. The lily is the symbol for St. Mary and indicates that the former priory in the village was historically dependent on the Cathedral Chapter of Our Lady in Verdun.

The orb is the symbol for St. Christopher, the local patron saint.

The squirrels refer to the local forests. Below the shield is the medal of the Croix de guerre 1914-1918.