Gouy-en-Artois

From Heraldry of the World
Revision as of 08:35, 1 April 2012 by Knorrepoes (talk | contribs) (Text replace - "'''Origin/meaning :'''<br/>" to "====Origin/meaning====")
Jump to navigation Jump to search
France.jpg
Heraldry of the World
Civic heraldry of France - Armorial de France
France.jpg

GOUY-EN-ARTOIS

Département : Pas-de-Calais

Gouya.jpg

Origin/meaning

The arms are as far as I know not officially adopted, but were proposed in 1994.

The arms are based on the arms of Lord Pierre-Francois de Cardevacque, Lord of Gouy. The family owned the estate of Gouy in the 17th and 18th centuries.

Literature : Bouchet et al, 1994