Gibloux commune (Fribourg/Freiburg canton, Switzerland)

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Gules on a bend Or a lion passant Azure langued of the First in chief sinister and base dexter a Cross Maltese Argent.
Christopher Southworth

On 1 January 2016 Corpataux-Magnedens, Farvagny, Le Glèbe, Rossens and Vuisternens-en-Ogoz formed the new commune of Gibloux.

• Corpataux-Magnedens
• Corpataux
• Magnedens
• Farvagny
• Farvagny-le-Grand
• Farvagny-le-Petit
• Grenilles
• Posat
• Le Glèbe
• Estavayer-le-Gibloux
• Rueyres-Saint-Laurent
• Villarlod
• Villarsel-le-Gibloux
• Rossens
• Vuisternens-en-Ogoz

• Sarine district
• Fribourg/Freiburg canton
• Switzerland

Corpataux-Magnedens (until 31 December 2015)

Gules a saltire in chief a Maltese cross and in base a ram paissant all Argent.
Christopher Southworth

See also:   Les nouvelles armoiries de Corpataux-Magnedens (by Günter Mattern, 2000, French)

Corpataux (until 31 December 1998)

Per saltire Argent and Gules in chief a barn Argent roofed and port Gules and in base a sheep paissant Sable.
Christopher Southworth

Magnedens (until 31 December 1998)

Gules a Saltire Or and in chief a Maltese Cross Argent.
Željko Heimer, 30 November 2000

Farvagny (until 31 December 2015)

Gules a Lion passant Azure langued of the first on a Bend Or between two Maple Leaves Argent.
Željko Heimer, 20 July 2002

The new commune of Farvagny is born from the fusion of former communes of Farvagny-le-Grand, Farvagny-le-Petit, Grenilles and Posat. The new flag has taken over the lion Azure and the bend Or from Farvagny-le-Petit and Posat together with the maple leaves from the flag of Farvagny-le-Grand.
Pascal Gross, 20 July 2002

Farvagny-le-Grand (until 31 December 1995)

Azure on a Bar Argent three Maple Leaves Gules and overall on two Mounts of the second as many Columns of the same.
Željko Heimer, 26 November 2000

Farvagny-le-Petit (until 31 December 1995)

Gules between two Crosses pattee Argent on a Bend Or a Lion Azure langued of the first.
Željko Heimer, 26 November 2000

Grenilles (until 31 December 1995)

Azure three Roosters Hardi Or crested and jellopped Gules.
Željko Heimer, 28 November 2000

Posat (until 31 December 1995)

Pally of Six Argent and Gules overall on a Bend Or a Lion passant Azure langued of the second.
Željko Heimer, 2 December 2000

Le Glèbe (1 January 2003 until 31 December 2015)

On a chief Azure a lamb couchant Argent bearing a Latin cross Or a bar wavy of the Second Gules a chevron Or encircled to dexter by a ring Sable with a stone Azure and to sinister surmounted by a lion passant of the First langued Gules in base a patriachal cross Argent between two pine trees Vert all issuant from a coupeux of this Last.
Christopher Southworth

On 1 January 2003 Estavayer-le-Gibloux, Rueyres-Saint-Laurent, Villarlod snd Villarsel-le-Gibloux formed the new commune of Le Glèbe.

Estavayer-le-Gibloux (until 31 December 2002)

Gules on a Bend Or a Lion passant Azure langued of the first between a Triple Cross pommelly Argent and an Anchor cabled of the last.
Željko Heimer, 25 November 2000

The cross on the flag of Estavayer is called in the French blazoning "croix pommelée trois traverses" which should be in English according to Francois Velde's website: cross pommelly with 3 bastons sinister.
Pascal Gross, 24 November 2000

A literal translation of the blazon would rather be "cross with three bars pommelly". However, I have seen this cross blazoned in English as a "triple cross", a "cross with treble traverse" (Fox-Davies), a "patriarchal cross with third bar" (for instance in Neubecker 1977) and as a "papal cross" (also Fox-Davies), being the one which appears on top of the papal staff, as the patriarchal one does on top of the patriarchs' and archbishops' ones).
Santiago Dotor, 28 November 2000

Rueyres-Saint-Laurent (until 31 December 2002)

Per fess Azure on a Mount Vert a Lamb Argent sejant holding a Latin Cross Or and Or a Grill (Gridiron) fesswise Sable.
Željko Heimer, 3 December 2000

The tool shown in the lower half of the flag is of course the one on which St. Laurent was roasted alive. It was a usual practice in the medieval iconography to identify a martyr by placing in his/her hands or close to him/her the tool used to martyr him/her.
Ivan Sache, 3 December 2000

Villarlod (until 31 December 2002)

Gules a Patriarchal Cross Argent between two Lime-trees all issuant from Coupeaux of the last.
Željko Heimer, 6 December 2000

Villarsel-le-Gibloux (until 31 December 2002)

Argent a Chief Gules overall a Bendlet Sable encircled by a Ring Or stoned Azure.
Željko Heimer, 6 December 2000

Rossens (until 31 December 2015)

Gules between two Post-horns Argent on a Bend Or a Lion passant Azure langued of the first.
Željko Heimer, 3 December 2000

Vuisternens-en-Ogoz (until 31 December 2015)

Gules on a Bend Or cotised Argent a Lion passant Azure langued of the first.
Željko Heimer, 6 December 2000