Pontigny

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PONTIGNY

Département : Yonne

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Origin/meaning

The river is the Serein that runs through the town; it was bridged and regulated by the Cistercian monks who lived at the abbey, founded in 1114. The brigde, pont, is canting.

The tree shows a bird's nest, a nid in French. In French nid and gny are pronounced the same way, the nest is thus canting for the second part of the name.The two fleur-de-lis are taken from the former French Royal arms.

Literature : J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995; background provided by Thomas Geno (tgeno@smcvt.edu)