Cournon-d'Auvergne

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COURNON-D'AUVERGNE

Département : Puy-de-Dôme

Official blazon
French	De gueules à la champagne ondée d'azur, à la crosse d'or brochant sur letout, adextrée d'une croix ancrée et senestrée d'une couronne de lauriers le tout du même.
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Origin/meaning

The town was originally divided between two lords: the gold crosier symbolizes the bishop of Clermont and the anchored cross comes from the arms of the Escot family. The laurel wreath bears witness to the Gallo-Roman past of the city, of which several remains have been discovered. The wavy bar symbolizes the river Allier and reminds us that Cournon was once an old fishing port.

Literature: Image from http://www.armorialdefrance.fr