Gourdon (Lot)

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Official blazon
French	D'azur au château de trois tours d'argent, celle du milieu plus élevée, maçonné de sable, posé sur un rocher de sept coupeaux de sinople, adextré en chef d'une étoile d'or.
English	blazon wanted

Origin/meaning

The arms were adopted in 1951.

Unfortunately we have no information on the meaning or origin of these arms yet.

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The previous arms showed three canting gourds. These arms were already shown for the town in the Armorial of Hozier in 1696.

Image gallery

The arms by Hozier, 1696
The arms in Traversier (1842)
The arms in 1845
The arms in the Café Sanka album +/- 1932
The arms by Robert Louis, 1949
The arms on a postcard by Kroma

Literature: Louis, 1949; Image from Massimo Ghirardi

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