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Echallens commune (Vaud canton, Switzerland)

See also:

Gros-de-Vaud district
Vaud canton
Switzerland
BRUNATRE in Dictionary of Vexillology

Echallens

image by Pascal Gross

Or, an Oak-tree eradicated Brunatre leaved and fructed proper.
Željko Heimer/Christopher Southworth

The name "Echallens" comes from "Charlens" which appeared for the first time in 1141 on a bull of Pope Innocent II confirming the spiritual belonging of the village to the Abbey of Montbenoit in Franche-Comte (France). The orthography "Echallens" finds its origin in the 14th century, but the reason of the name's change is unknown.
Pascal Gross, 15 September 1999