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'''PONT-DE-VAUX''' | '''PONT-DE-VAUX''' | ||
Département : [[Ain]] | Département : [[Ain]] | ||
[[File:pontvaux1.jpg|center|350 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] | [[File:pontvaux1.jpg|center|350 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] | ||
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D'azur au croissant d'argent. | |+Official blazon | ||
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|'''French''' | |||
| D'azur au croissant d'argent. | |||
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|'''English''' | |||
| blazon wanted | |||
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===Origin/meaning=== | ===Origin/meaning=== | ||
A crescent was already used as a symbol for the town in 1394. The meaning of the crescent is not known. In 1696 Hozier mentioned different ams, see below, which wer simply showing a bridge (pont) under a chief of France, indicating an important Royal city. | |||
For a long time both arms seem to have been used simultaneously, but since the 1990s only the arms with the crescent are being used again. | |||
{|align="center" | {|align="center" | ||
|align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}1.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms in Hozier (1696) | ||
|align="center"|[[File: | |align="center"|[[File:{{PAGENAME}}-tr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms in Traversier (1842) | ||
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|align="center"|[[File:pontvaux.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/> | |align="center"|[[File:pontvaux.hagfr.jpg|center|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/> | ||
|align="center"|[[File:pontvaux2.jpg|center|450 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}]] <br/>The arms in the town with the arms of [[Dornhan]]<br> (image Françoise Chambier, 2015) | |align="center"|[[File:pontvaux2.jpg|center|450 px|Blason de {{PAGENAME}}/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME]] <br/>The arms in the town with the arms of [[Dornhan]]<br> (image Françoise Chambier, 2015) | ||
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{{media}} | {{media}} | ||
[[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|Literature]] : Chaix, 1996 | [[Civic Heraldry Literature - France|'''Literature''']]: Chaix, 1996 | ||
[[Category:French Municipalities P]] | [[Category:French Municipalities P]] | ||
[[Category:Ain]] | [[Category:Ain]] | ||
Latest revision as of 14:19, 7 January 2024
PONT-DE-VAUX
Département : Ain
| French | D'azur au croissant d'argent. |
| English | blazon wanted |
Origin/meaning
A crescent was already used as a symbol for the town in 1394. The meaning of the crescent is not known. In 1696 Hozier mentioned different ams, see below, which wer simply showing a bridge (pont) under a chief of France, indicating an important Royal city.
For a long time both arms seem to have been used simultaneously, but since the 1990s only the arms with the crescent are being used again.
 The arms in Hozier (1696) |
 The arms in Traversier (1842) |
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 The arms in the town with the arms of Dornhan (image Françoise Chambier, 2015) |
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