Vuisternens-devant-Romont commune (Fribourg/Freiburg canton, Switzerland)

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• Vuisternens-devant-Romont
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• Estévenens
• La Joux
• La Magne
• La Neirigue
• Les Ecasseys
• Lieffrenst
• Sommentier
• Villariaz

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Vuisternens-devant-Romont

On 1 January 2003 the communes of Estévenens, La Joux, La Magne, Les Ecasseys, Lieffrens, Sommentier and Villariaz became part of Vuisternens-devant-Romont.
On 1 January 2004 La Neirigue joined them (see below), and now a new emblem was created.

Vuisternens-devant-Romont (until 31 December 2003)

Argent, a Bend Gules.
Željko Heimer, 1 November 2000

Estévenens (until 31 December 2002)

Per fess, Or, a Semi Lion issuant Sable langued Gules, and Gules, a bend compony Azure and Or.
Željko Heimer, 23 October 2000

See also:   COMPONY in Dictionary of Vexillology

La Joux (until 31 December 2002)

Azure, three Pine Trees Vert trunked proper issuant from Coupeaux of the second.
Željko Heimer, 25 October 2000

La Magne (until 31 December 2002)

Or, a Bar wavy Azure and Coupeaux Vert.
Željko Heimer, 25 October 2000

La Neirigue (until 31 December 2003)

Per bend sinister Sable and Argent, a Bend wavy counterchanged.
Željko Heimer, 26 October 2000

Les Ecasseys (until 31 December 2002)

Per fess, Gules a Cross Argent and per pale Gules and Argent two Roses counterchanged barbed and seeded proper and Coupeaux Vert.
Željko Heimer, 26 October 2000

Lieffrens (until 31 December 2002)

Or, on a base Vert a Church Argent roofed Gules.
Željko Heimer, 26 October 2000

Is it just a church or a specific church?
Ole Andersen, 24 October 2000

There is nothing specific in the blazoning of the banner of arms, but the descriptive text says, "These arms adopted in 1941 reproduce the chapel existing in the XIIIth century before the building of the parochial church in Vuisternens-devant-Romont."
Pascal Gross, 24 October 2000

Sommentier (until 31 December 2002)

Per fess, Or a Key upright Gules, and Gules a Cross Argent.
Željko Heimer, 30 October 2000

Villariaz (until 31 December 2002)

Argent, a Pale indented Sable.
Željko Heimer, 31 October 2000