La Heutte commune (Bern canton, Switzerland)

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• Bern canton
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• AJOURÉ in Dictionary of Vexillology

La Heutte

Gules on a base Sable a glassworks ajouré Argent roofed of the second.
Zeljko Heimer/Christopher Southworth

The house on the flag of La Heutte is a glass-works (in German Glashütte, but in French verrerie). It is quite peculiar to see that the flag is canting in German and not in French; has it been enforced by some German-speaking heraldist?
Pascal Gross, 26 January 2002

One may doubt if a francophone community would not reverse a decision made by a German-speaking heraldist that they once had been "enforced" to.
Beyond that: "Hütte" (hut) can also be translated with the French "la hutte", which may have connotations to a factory, as in German. – Ed.