Villebon-sur-Yvette
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VILLEBON-SUR-YVETTE
Département : Essonne
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