Chassignelles

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CHASSIGNELLES

Département : Yonne

[[File:Chassignelles.jpg|center|300 px[[Category:|alt-Blason de Chassignelles / Arms of Chassignelles]]

Official blazon
French	D'or à la cotice ondée abaissée d'azur accompagnée en chef d'une tête de bouc de gueules; au franc quartier de sinople chargé de deux pics de carriers d'argent posées en sautoir.
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Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted on April 20, 2015.

The arms show a wavy bend for the Armançon river. The goat head refers to the former importance of goat herding as well as to the nickname of the villagers. The pick axes refer to the former chalk mining in the area.