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Family of noble or notable origin, cited by traditional bibliographical sources which testify how this family left its traces in time. Place of origin of this family: Champagne. It is found at different times and in various localities. Although the information is not certain as to the date of its origin and its location in the territory, it is certainly possible to have confirmation of the nobility acquired by reading the coat of arms. It is certain however that formerly, in the succession of historical facts of small or large scale, the original strain could give rise to many flowering branches in various French regions. It would be superfluous to recall here everything that has been written on the coat of arms, on the nobility and on the origin of the name of this family. We could not do better than indicate to you the introduction of JB Rietstap at the head of his work "The General Armorial, which has had the approval of all the persons competent in this matter. The family distinction represented here in the form of a coat of arms, survives through the centuries thanks to precious testimonies which have enabled us to relate the exploits and gestures of this noble family Weapons of this family: Party: 1 Azure with a golden chevron, a gold sword in point in pale twisted with a branch of silver garden lily; 2 in gold with a natural pale barrel tube surmounted by 2 gules stars. Noble titles of this family: ennobled in 1816 under the restoration; nobility explicitly concerned with article 71 of the charter of June 4, 1814: "the old nobility takes back its titles, the new one (that of Napoleon) keeps its own. The king makes nobles at will, but he grants them only ranks and honors,