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Revision as of 06:56, 8 April 2023


PONT-DE-VAUX

Département : Ain

Blason de Pont-de-Vaux
Official blazon
French

D'azur au croissant d'argent.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

A crescent was already used as a symbol for the town in 1394. The meaning of the crescent is not known. In 1696 Hozier mentioned different ams, see below, which wer simply showing a bridge (pont) under a chief of France, indicating an important Royal city.

For a long time both arms seem to have been used simultaneously, but since the 1990s only the arms with the crescent are being used again.

Blason de Pont-de-Vaux

The arms in Hozier (1696)
Blason de Pont-de-Vaux

The arms in Traversier (1842)
Blason de Pont-de-Vaux

Blason de Pont-de-Vaux

The arms in the town with the arms of Dornhan
(image Françoise Chambier, 2015)

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Literature: Chaix, 1996