Wy-dit-Joli-Village: Difference between revisions
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Created page with '{|width="100%" style="color:black; background-color:#ffffcc;" |width="15%"|50 px|left |width="70%" align="center" |'''Heraldry of the World<br/>Civic heraldry…') |
(No difference)
|
Revision as of 07:16, 10 August 2011
Heraldry of the World Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France |
WY-DIT-JOLI-VILLAGE
Département : Val-d'Oise
Origin/meaning :
The letter H stands for King Henry IV, who, when passing the village, mentioned that it was a very nice and pleasant village (a joli village), hence the name of the village.
The fire is for a part of Wy-dit-Joli-Village called Enfer (Hell). The saint is Saint Romain, the patron saint of Wy.
Literature : Gassowski, A : Armorial des communes du Val-d'Oise. Poster published by Gaso Mériel, 1995.