Sailly-sur-la-Lys

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Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France
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SAILLY-SUR-LA-LYS

Département : Pas-de-Calais

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Origin/meaning :
The arms were adopted on November 16, 1987.

The wavy bend in the arms is the Lys river. The upper part shows a cross for the Abbey of St. Vaast, which has large possessions in the municipality. The base shows the local church.

Literature : Bréemersch et al., 1996