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Jorat-Menthue commune (Vaud canton, Switzerland)

Jorat-Menthue
Montaubion-Chardonney
Peney-le-Jorat
Sottens
Villars-Mendraz
Villars-Tiercelin

See also:

Jorat-Menthue

image located by Martin Karner

On 1 July 2011 the new commune of Jorat-Menthue was formed by the merger of Montaubion-Chardonney, Peney-le-Jorat, Sottens, Villars-Mendraz and Villars-Tiercelin (see below).

Montaubion-Chardonney (until 30 June 2011)

image by Pascal Gross

Gules, from a Coupeaux rising a Thistle Argent.
Željko Heimer, 10 October 1999

The plant on Montaubion-Chardonney is a thistle (canting illustration of commune's name, thistle in French is called chardon).
Pascal Gross, 8 October 1999

Gules a thistle issuant from a semicircular mound Argent.
Santiago Dotor, 14 October 1999

Peney-le-Jorat (until 30 June 2011)

image by Pascal Gross

Azure, on three Hills as many Pine-trees Argent, in chief two Gad-flies Or.
Željko Heimer, 16 October 1999

The insects on the Peney-le-Jorat flag are gad-flies (in French taons), because of the nickname given to the inhabitants.
Pascal Gross, 14 October 1999

Sottens (until 30 June 2011)

image by Pascal Gross

Per pale Gules and Vert, overall a Bar wavy Argent surrounded with seven Mullets of Five Or four and three.
Željko Heimer, 29 October 1999

See also: WAVY in Dictionary of Vexillology

Villars-Mendraz (until 30 June 2011)

image by Pascal Gross

Per pale Gules, a Band wavy Argent and Vert, a Bend sinister wavy of the second, overall in chief a Pine tree eradicated Or.
Željko Heimer, 6 November 1999

See also: PER PALE in Dictionary of Vexillology

Villars-Tiercelin (until 30 June 2011)

image by Pascal Gross

Per pale Argent and Gules, a Bar wavy counterchanged.
Željko Heimer, 6 November 1999