Ailly-sur-Somme
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Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France |
AILLY-SUR-SOMME
Département : Somme
Official blason
De gueules à deux branches d'alisier d'argent passées en sautoir; au chef échiqueté d'argent et d'azur de trois tires.
Origin/meaning
The chief is taken from the arms of the D'Ailly family, who owned the village in medieval times, see also Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher and Labroye, other possessions of the family. The base shows two rowan (Sorbus sp.) branches, a common tree in the area.
The arms on a road sign (Jacques Dulphy, 2011) |
Literature : Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr