Chalon-sur-Saône

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CHÂLON-SUR-SAÔNE

Département : Saône-et-Loire

Official blazon

D'azur à trois annelets d'or; à la champagne cousue de gueules, chargée de la croix de la Légion d'Honneur au naturel.

Origin/meaning

I have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms, except that the lower half shows the medal of the Légion d'Honneur (Honour Legion), a high French decoration, only awarded to less than 100 towns and cities. Any additional information is welcome !

The arms in a 16th century manuscript	The arms in 1700
The arms in Traversier (1842)	The arms by Guilbert, 1853
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932