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AUCH

Département : Gers

Blason de Auch/Arms (crest) of Auch
Official blazon
French Parti: au 1er de gueules à l'agneau pascal d'argent, la tête contournée, portant une bannière d'azur chargée d'une croisette d'argent, à la hampe du même posée en barre, au 2e d'argent au lion de gueules armé de sable.
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Origin/meaning

The arms represent the two co-lords who exercised their power under the Ancien Régime: the archbishop of Auch and the count of Armagnac. The archiepiscopal power is symbolized by the paschal lamb, while the lion is taken from the arms of the Counts d'Armagnac.

Literature: Louis, 1949

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