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====Origin/meaning====
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The arms were proposed in 1994 and show three swords over the arms of the Gargan-Rollepot family. The latter were Lords of Monchel in the 18<sup>th</sup> century and thus the last lords of the village. The three swords symbolise the Saints Juste, Arthème and Honeste, who lived in the area in the 7<sup>th</sup> century and were killed by decapitation near the present village.  
The arms were proposed in 1994 and show three swords over the arms of the Gargan-Rollepot family. The latter were Lords of Monchel in the 18<sup>th</sup> century and thus the last lords of the village. The three swords symbolise the Saints Juste, Arthème and Honeste, who lived in the area in the 7<sup>th</sup> century and were killed by decapitation near the present village.  
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[[Literature]] : Bouchet et al, 1994
[[Literature]] : Bouchet et al, 1994
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