Ailly-sur-Somme

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AILLY-SUR-SOMME

Département : Somme

Blason de Ailly-sur-Somme/Arms (crest) of Ailly-sur-Somme
Official blazon
French De gueules à deux branches d'alisier d'argent passées en sautoir; au chef échiqueté d'argent et d'azur de trois tires.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The chief is taken from the arms of the D'Ailly family, who owned the village in medieval times, see also Ailly-le-Haut-Clocher and Labroye, other possessions of the family. The base shows two rowan (Sorbus sp.) branches, a common tree in the area.

Blason de Ailly-sur-Somme

The arms on a road sign (Jacques Dulphy, 2011)

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

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