Sommedieue

SOMMEDIEUE

Département : Meuse

Official blazon

French	Parti d'azur et de gueules, à l'agneau couché d'argent portant une croix latine d'or, brochant en chef, à la trangle ondée d'argent brochant en pointe, surmontée à dextre d'un fer de trident et à senestre d'une roue dentée, les deux d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on May 23, 2022.

The trident is the symbol for the Roman god Neptune, god of sea and waters. It refers, together with the wavy bar, to the name of the village, which comes from 'source/spring of god'. The Agnus Dei is the symbol for St. John, the local patron saint.

The cogwheel symbolizes the industrial activity that developed from the 18th century in what was a village of lumberjacks and charcoal burners; first of all a mill, then a sawmill, turning mills, chair mills, and later furniture factories which prospered until the end of the 20th century, facilitated by the proximity of the large and nearby state forest illustrated by the beech branches.

The mural crown alludes to the defensive elements of Fort Séré de Rivières du Rozelier. The two azure fish (barbels) on the gold crown indicate that Sommedieue depended under the old regime to the Duchy of Bar.

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Literature: Image from https://nos-blasons-lorrains.fr/portfolio/sommedieue-55-492/