Martincourt-sur-Meuse
MARTINCOURT-SUR-MEUSE
Département : Meuse
| French | 'or au casque de Mars de gueules; mantelé renversé d'azur chargé à dextre de quatre épis de blé d'or aboutés en croix, à senestre d'une tête arrachée de lion d'argent, lampassée et couronnée de gueules, et en pointe d'une fleur de lis d'or, surchargée d'un bâton péri en bande de gueules. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted on October 16, 2021.
The helmet refers to St. Martin of Tours, who was a Roman soldier; the helmet thus stands for the martin part of the name. The cross refers to the Church of the Holy Cross in the village. It is formed by four ears of wheat, as a symbol for agriculture.
The lion head is taken from the arms of the Pouilly family, former lords of the village until 1653, when it became a possession of the Vassinhac d'Imécourt family. The silver and blue colours refer to their arms. In the 18th century until 1790 the village was owned by the Prince of Condé, and the fleur-de-lis with the red bend is taken from the arms of the Princes of Condé.
The beech branches refer to the beech forests and the historical production of beechnut oil.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr
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