Laméac

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LAMÉAC

Département : Hautes-Pyrénées

Blason de Laméac/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME
Official blazon
French D'argent à l'alambic de sable; au chef de sinople chargé de trois escargots contournés d'or.
English blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms show a still which refers to Jean-Pierre Montégut born in 1776 who, for 60 years, was a famous distiller of the Armagnac, Bigorre and Languedoc regions.

The snails refer to the nickname of the villagers 'les escargouillès', or the snails.

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


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