Villeneuve-lès-Avignon

	VILLENEUVE-LÈS-AVIGNON Country : France Département : Gard Loading map... {"minzoom":false,"maxzoom":false,"mappingservice":"leaflet","width":"250px","height":"250px","centre":false,"title":"","label":"","icon":"","lines":[],"polygons":[],"circles":[],"rectangles":[],"copycoords":false,"static":false,"zoom":7,"defzoom":14,"layers":["OpenStreetMap"],"image layers":[],"overlays":[],"resizable":false,"fullscreen":false,"scrollwheelzoom":true,"cluster":false,"clustermaxzoom":20,"clusterzoomonclick":true,"clustermaxradius":80,"clusterspiderfy":true,"geojson":"","clicktarget":"","imageLayers":[],"locations":[{"text":"","title":"","link":"","lat":43.963200000000000500222085975110530853271484375,"lon":4.79530000000000011795009413617663085460662841796875,"icon":""}],"imageoverlays":null}

Official blazon
French	Parti: au 1er d'azur à trois fleurs de lis d'or, au 2e de gueules au sautoir d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

In March 1293 the town of Villeneuve-Saint-André was founded by King Philippe. This was later renamed to Villeneuve-lès-Avignon. The arms thus show the royal fleur-de-lys, combined with the cross of Saint-Andrew (St. André).

Image gallery

The arms on a street sign
(image from Facebook)
Postal cancellation 1965
Postal cancellation 1974

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

French heraldry portal

This page is part of the French heraldry portal	Heraldry of the World
French heraldry: National arms of France Arms of Départements Arms of Historical Provinces Arms of cities and municipalities Ecclesiastical heraldry Guilds and Trades Military heraldry Overseas territories: French Antarctic Territory French Guiana French Polynesia Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte New Caledonia Réunion Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre et Miquelon Wallis et Futuna French heraldic literature Total pages in the French section : 55,819 of which images : 32,711	Selected collector's items from France: Heraldic postcards Barré Dayez Postcards Maurice Jacquez Postcards Robert Louis Postcards Blasons adhésif Villes Décorées de France (postcards) Heraldic stamps and cinderellas Pour les sinistrés Heraldic collector's albums and cards: Sanka albums Fromageries Finas Biscottes Grégoire Les plus beaux écussons de France Laurens (Villes de France) Armes des Villes de France Villes Décorées de France (Beriot) Ellsa Nova series Olida series Paul Renard-Les Ducs Paul Renard-Le Petit Fermier Suchard La Tour - Cadet Roussel Union Chocolate series