Vaudoncourt (Moselle)

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VAUDONCOURT

Département : Moselle
Incorporated into : 1973 Varize-Vaudoncourt

Official blazon
French	De sinople au pélican dans son aire, soutenue d’une terrasse, le tout d’argent.
English	(Moselle) No blazon/translation known. Please click here to send your (heraldic !) blazon or translation

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially granted on February 28, 1953.

The arms are based on the arms of General Paul Guillaume and his son General Frédéric François Guillaume de Vaudoncourt (see image below), as the first retired to the village of Vaudoncourt.

the arms of General Paul Guillaume

The official grant of the arms

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Literature: Haefeli, A. : Armorial des communes du département de la Moselle. Tome V, arrondissement de Metz-Campagne, 1959