Edited sentence: Agrasen established 18 Gotras (or clans) for each of his 18 sons based on the names of their Guru and divided his empire among them.Bansal (or Vansal) is one of the original 18 Gotras  established by Agrasen.Bansal Census Records.Branch: Kouthmi/Kauttham.Collectively these 18 Gotras are called Agarwal- one of the most important trading communities in India.Correlation and/or connections (if any) between French Bansals and Indian Bansals is unknown.Emperor Agrasen and Queen Madhavi ruled Agroha around 3200 B.French Origin of Bansals.Gotra: Bansal/Vansal.Interestingly, Ancestry and Geneaology experts also trace a branch of Bansal clan to early times Champagne, France having “Blue shield with three gold oak leaves” as its coat of arms.Lord: Virbhan.Origin of Bansals.Original Gotra: Vatsya.Saint(Guru): Vishist/Vatsa.Sutra: Gobhil.The name itself appears to be related to Sanskrit vamša (lineage).This French branch of the family has many spelling variations including: Ban, Bans, Band, Bant, Bands, Bants, Bande, Bandes, Bante, Bantes, Baun, Bauns, Baund, Baunds, Baunt, Baunts, du Ban etc.Those with this last name are primarily Hindus but in the modern times this last name has also been adopted by Sikh, Jain and Marwari communities.Veda: Samaveda