Poigny-la-Forêt

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POIGNY-LA-FORÊT

Département : Yvelines

Blason de Poigny-la-Forêt/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME
Official blazon
French

Parti: au 1er coupé au I d'argent à deux clés renversées d'or, passées en sautoir, les pannetons affrontés, au II d'azur à l'arbre au naturel, au 2e mi-parti de sable au sautoir d'argent; au sanglier d'or brochant en abîme sur le tout.

English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The tree is an oak. It's the symbol of the wood (la forêt) and of a particular wodd named "the gos chêne" the bog oak , a very big tree which was located in the village. The wild boar is a very usual animal in the woods.
I have no information on the other elements.


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Literature: J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995; info provided by Christine Poulet, Poigny.