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PONTIGNY
Département : Yonne
Official blazon
D'azur au pont d'argent de trois arches sommé d'un arbre de sinople lui-même sommé d'un nid d'argent rempli d'or et accosté de deux fleurs de lis d'or.
Origin/meaning
The river is the Serein that runs through the town; it was bridged and regulated by the Cistercian monks who lived at the abbey, founded in 1114. The brigde, pont, is canting.
The tree shows a bird's nest, a nid in French. In French nid and gny are pronounced the same way, the nest is thus canting for the second part of the name.The two fleur-de-lis are taken from the former French Royal arms.
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Literature : J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995; background provided by Thomas Geno (tgeno@smcvt.edu)