Saint-Rémy (Saône-et-Loire)

SAINT-RÉMY (SAÔNE-ET-LOIRE)

Official blason

(fr) Tiercé en pairle: au 1er d'or à la roue de sable, au 2e d'azur à la tour d'argent, maçonnée de sable et ouverte du champ, au 3e de sinople à la colonne antique d'or mouvant de la pointe.

Origin/meaning

The arms were officially adopted on February 26, 1982.

The division of the shield refers to the road junction of Saint-Rémy. The wheel is a symbol of Epona, protector of horses, ponies, donkeys, and mules in Gallo-Roman religion. The tower symbolizes the old castle of Burgat de Taisey and the column refers to the Roman settlement in the area.