La Houssoye

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LA HOUSSOYE

Département : Oise

Blason de La Houssoye/Coat of arms (crest) of {{PAGENAME
Official blazon
French De gueules au chevron abaissé, le trait de la pointe arqué, d'argent, chargé d'une grenade de sable allumée du champ, accompagné en chef de deux branches de houx de trois feuilles de sinople frangées d'or, et en pointe d'un bouton d'argent cerclé de sable et percé de quatre trous du champ posés 1, 2, et 1; à la bordure engrêlée d'or chargée de huit merlettes de gueules.
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Origin/meaning

The holly leaves (houx) are a canting element. The grenade refers to the former military barracks which existed here until 1872. The button in the base refers to the old button factory. The merles in the bordure are a common charg ein the region.

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


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