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'''Origin/meaning :'''<br/>
'''Origin/meaning :'''<br/>
I have not much information on the meaning or origin of these arms; only that the escutcheon in the center is that of the Hurault family, lords of Cheverny, who built the splendid 17th c. castle that still exists.
I have not much information on the meaning or origin of these arms; only that the escutcheon in the center is that of the Hurault family, lords of Cheverny, who built the splendid 17th c. castle that still exists.

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CHEVERNY

Département : Loir-et-Cher

Cheverny.jpg

Origin/meaning :
I have not much information on the meaning or origin of these arms; only that the escutcheon in the center is that of the Hurault family, lords of Cheverny, who built the splendid 17th c. castle that still exists.

Literature : J.J. Lartigue, Armorial général des communes de France, Paris, 1995; information from Francois Velde (www.heraldica.org).