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Aunis shieldAunis

(ō-nēs´) (pron: oh-neese))

Capital: La Rochelle (pron: lah-ruh-shell)
French annexation: 1373

The shield of Aunis, Incorporated into the French crown lands in 1373, features a crowned partridge for which no origin explanation exists.

Aunis  provincial map