Val-de-Ruz commune (Neuchâtel canton, Switzerland)

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• Val-de-Ruz
• Boudevilliers
• Cernier
• Chézard-Saint-Martin
• Coffrane
• Dombresson
• Engollon
• Fenin-Vilars-Saules
• Fontainemelon
• Fontaines
• Le Pâquier
• Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane
• Les Hauts-Geneveys
• Montmollin
• Savagnier
• Villiers

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Val-de-Ruz

On 1 January 2013 the new commune of Val-de-Ruz was formed through the merger of Boudevilliers, Cernier, Chézard-Saint-Martin, Coffrane, Dombresson, Engollon, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Fontainemelon, Fontaines, Le Pâquier, Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane, Les Hauts-Geneveys, Montmollin, Savagnier and Villiers (see below).

Boudevilliers (until 31 December 2012)

Gules, a Cross bottony Or.
Željko Heimer, 4 June 2000

See also:   CROSS BOTONNY, TREFOIL CROSS in Dictionary of Vexillology

Cernier (until 31 December 2012)

Argent, an Sparrow Hawk displayed Proper langued Gules, escutcheon Gules, on a pale Argent three Chevrons Vert.
Željko Heimer, 4 June 2000

See also:   LANGUED in Dictionary of Vexillology

Chézard-Saint-Martin (until 31 December 2012)

Per pale Or, a Cross couped Gules between four Hurts, and Azure, Saint Martin stantant holding a crosier Or.
Željko Heimer, 4 June 2000

See also:   HURT in Dictionary of Vexillology

Coffrane (until 31 December 2012)

Argent, from a base Vert issuant an Ash-tree proper.
Željko Heimer, 4 June 2000

See also:   ISSUANT in Dictionary of Vexillology

Dombresson (until 31 December 2012)

Azure, a Garb Or.
Željko Heimer, 4 June 2000

See also:   GARB(E) in Dictionary of Vexillology

Engollon (until 31 December 2012)

Argent, from a base Vert issuant an Oak-tree of the same.
Željko Heimer, 4 June 2000

See also:   BASE in Dictionary of Vexillology

Fenin-Vilars-Saules (until 31 December 2012)

Per pall, Argent a Grill Sable, Gules, from a mount Vert in dexter issuant a Pine tree of the same, and Or, two Adzes Argent handled Sable.
Željko Heimer, 4 June 2000

On the flag of Fenin-Vilars-Saules (which are three former separate communes that merged in 1891) we have a black grill on white (Fenin), a green fir-tree on red (Vilars), and two white adzes (in French "doloires") with black handles on yellow (Saules).
Pascal Gross, 3 June 2000

See also:   PER PALL in Dictionary of Vexillology

Fontainemelon (until 31 December 2012)

Tierced in pale, Gules, a Barulet wavy Argent, in chief a Mullet of Five Or, and in base a Watch of the same, Or, three Chevrons Sable, and Vert a Barulet wavy Argent, in chief a Mullet of Five Or, and in base a Plough of the same.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2000

See also:   TIERCED in Dictionary of Vexillology

Fontaines (until 31 December 2012)

Azure, a Fountain Argent.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2000

Le Pâquier (until 31 December 2012)

Argent, issuant from a Base Vert a Pine-tree of the same.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2000

Les Geneveys-sur-Coffrane (until 31 December 2012)

Azure, three Chevronels Gules and in chief two Mullets of Five Or.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2000

See also:   CHEVRONEL in Dictionary of Vexillology

Les Hauts-Geneveys (until 31 December 2012)

Azure, two Branches of Juniper tree Vert fructed Gules in saltire.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2000

See also:   FRUCTED in Dictionary of Vexillology

Montmollin (until 31 December 2012)

Azure, on a Mount Vert a Mill Or.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2000

The emblem is very probably canting, mollin seems to come from moulin (mill).

See also:   MOUNT in Dictionary of Vexillology

Savagnier (until 31 December 2012)

Azure, a Lion rampant Or Langued and armed Gules holding in front paws an escutcheon of Neuchâtel (Or, on a pale Gules three chevrons Argent).
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2000

See also:   RAMPANT in Dictionary of Vexillology

Villiers (until 31 December 2012)

Gules, a Heart Argent and in chief a Mullet of Eight of the same.
Željko Heimer, 8 June 2000

See also:   IN CHIEF in Dictionary of Vexillology

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