Les Châtelliers-Châteaumur

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LES CHÂTELLIERS-CHÂTEAUMUR

Département : Vendée

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Official blason:
D'argent à l'aigle de sable, becquée, lampassée et membrée de gueules, à la bordure soudée d'or chargée de neuf merlettes aussi de sable ordonnées en orle, au franc-canton aussi de gueules.

Origin/meaning :
The arms were adopted in 1980.

The arms are a combination of the arms of the Barons of Châteaumur (bordure), known from the 11th century. The eagle is derived from the Lords of Châtelliers.

Literature : Froger et Pressensé, 1991.