Villebon-sur-Yvette

VILLEBON-SUR-YVETTE

Département : Essonne

Official blazon
French	D'argent au chevron d'or (de sable) accompagné en chef de deux taons et en pointe d'un mortier d'apothicaire, le tout du même.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms are based on the arms of the De Thou family, lords of the village in the 15th and 16th century. The family arms showed three horseflies and a golden chevron. In the municipal arms the lower fly has been replace by a pestle and mortar, for the local patron saints St. Cosmas and St. Damian.

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr

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