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When, around 1879, the village of Harponville had to rebuild its church following a fire, the village adopted a canting a coat of arms, showing "a double hook harpoon iron". The arms were, however, never ''officially'' adopted by the local council. This was corrected in 2021. | When, around 1879, the village of Harponville had to rebuild its church following a fire, the village adopted a canting a coat of arms, showing "a double hook harpoon iron". The arms were, however, never ''officially'' adopted by the local council. This was corrected in 2021. | ||
The colours are taken from the arms of | The colours are taken from the arms of two important families; De Domqueur and De Raincheval, lords of the village in the 15/16th and 17/18th century respectively. | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr | ||