Sormery
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SORMERY
Département : Yonne
| French | D'azur au chevronnel ondé et haussé d'argent, accompagné en chef à dextre d'une pomme feuillée de deux pièces, à senestre d'un rameau de chêne et en pointe d'une gerbe de douze épis de blé liés par une cordelette, le tout d'or; au chef parti à dextre d'azur à la bande d'argent côtoyée de deux doubles cotices potencées et contre-potencées d'or et à senestre bandé d'or et d'azur à la bordure de gueules; sur le tout, de gueules à trois croissants d'or. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
The arms were officially adopted on February 19, 2021.
The wavy chevron and the blue and silver colours refer to the many streams and rivers in the municipality. The apple refers to the local famous cider production. The oak leaf refers to the oak forests and the garb with 12 ears of wheat refers to the agricultural character of the area and the main village and 11 hamlets in the municipality.
The chief is based on the arms of Champagne and Burgundy, the municipality being located on the borders of the two provinces.
The inescutcheon shows the coat of arms of the Des Essars family, former lords of the village.
Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr