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France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
, French Overseas Collectivites, the
Sui Generis Collectivity Overseas France (french: France d'outre-mer) consists of 13 France, French-administered territories outside Europe, mostly the remains of the French colonial empire that chose to remain a part of the French state under various statuses after ...
and the
French Overseas Territory Overseas France (french: France d'outre-mer) consists of 13 French-administered territories outside Europe, mostly the remains of the French colonial empire that chose to remain a part of the French state under various statuses after decoloni ...
. The
French Society of Vexillology The Société française de vexillologie (''French Society of Vexillology''), or SFV, is a free, non-profit voluntary association, association of vexillology and heraldry enthusiasts of France. The centre aims principally at promoting the study of ...
is the authority on the flying of flags in France and maintains the only official register of flags for the country. It was established in 1985 and as part of the
Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques The Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques (CTHS) (''Committee for Historic and Scientific Works'') is a French research institution created by the Minister of Public Education François Guizot on 18 July 1834 for the purpose of 'leading ...
operates under the authority of the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The Breton Vexillology Society holds a similar role within Brittany.


National flags


Standards


Presidential Standards


Ministers Standards


Royal Standards


Military

Flags of the French Military


Army

Flags of the
French Army History Early history The first permanent army, paid with regular wages, instead of feudal levies, was established under Charles VII of France, Charles VII in the 1420 to 1430s. The Kings of France needed reliable troops during and after the ...


Navy

Flags of the
French Navy The French Navy (french: Marine nationale, lit=National Navy), informally , is the maritime arm of the French Armed Forces and one of the five military service branches of France. It is among the largest and most powerful naval forces in t ...


Air Force

Flags of the
French Air Force The French Air and Space Force (AAE) (french: Armée de l'air et de l'espace, ) is the air and space force of the French Armed Forces. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in 1909 as the , a service arm of the French Ar ...


Civil Ensign


Vexillology Associations


Regional and territorial flags


City flags


Largest cities


Political flags


Monarchist flags

These flags have a long tradition among French monarchists. File:Drapeau royaliste.svg,
Legitimist The Legitimists (french: Légitimistes) are royalists who adhere to the rights of dynastic succession to the French crown of the descendants of the eldest branch of the Bourbon dynasty, which was overthrown in the 1830 July Revolution. They ...
Royalist Flag, White strewn with gold
fleur-de-lis The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol. The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ...
adorned with a
Sacred Heart The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus ( la, Cor Jesu Sacratissimum) is one of the most widely practised and well-known Catholic devotions, wherein the heart of Jesus is viewed as a symbol of "God's boundless and passionate love for mankind". This dev ...
. File:Flag of Cross of Burgundy.svg, Flag of Cross of Burgundy. File:Henri d'Artois' Flag of France (proposed).svg, A proposed flag of France, possible design by Henri d'Artois, comte de Chambord. File:Bannière de France style 1700.svg, The Royal Banner of France or "Bourbon Flag". File:Naval Flag of the Kingdom of France (Civil Ensign).svg, Civil Ensign of the
Kingdom of France The Kingdom of France ( fro, Reaume de France; frm, Royaulme de France; french: link=yes, Royaume de France) is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. ...
. File:Imperial Standard of Napoléon III.svg, Imperial Standard of
Napoléon III Napoleon III (Charles Louis Napoléon Bonaparte; 20 April 18089 January 1873) was the first President of France (as Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte) from 1848 to 1852 and the last monarch of France as Emperor of the French from 1852 to 1870. A nephe ...
. File:Bannière de Lyon.svg,
Flag of Lyon The flag of Lyon consists of a rectangular cloth on which the elements of its Coat of arms of Lyon, coat of arms are displayed, it is therefore a heraldic flag. Habitually it counts on habitual proportions of 3:2 and it is a flag for civil use, ...
, because of
Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention The revolt of Lyon against the National Convention was a counter-revolutionary movement in the city of Lyon during the time of the French Revolution. It was a revolt of moderates against the more radical National Convention, the third government d ...
. File:Traditional flag of Vendée.svg, Traditional
flag of Vendée The flag of the department (France), department of Vendée was created by French designer Michel Disle. Overview Coat of arms description: Argent two hearts voided and entwined surmounted by a crown voided and a crosslet all gules, a bordure g ...
. File:Royal Standard of the King of France.svg, Royal Standard of
Louis XIV Louis XIV (Louis Dieudonné; 5 September 16381 September 1715), also known as Louis the Great () or the Sun King (), was List of French monarchs, King of France from 14 May 1643 until his death in 1715. His reign of 72 years and 110 days is the Li ...
. File:Banniel Breizh 2.1.svg, Kroaz Du, sometimes it contains Sacred Hearts next to Ermines


Separatist movements flags


Ethnic groups flags

Many cultural groups, which identify themselves mostly by
language Language is a structured system of communication. The structure of a language is its grammar and the free components are its vocabulary. Languages are the primary means by which humans communicate, and may be conveyed through a variety of ...
, use traditional flag of the regions of its origin. Such flags are not listed here.


Historical flags


Kingdom of France The Kingdom of France ( fro, Reaume de France; frm, Royaulme de France; french: link=yes, Royaume de France) is the historiographical name or umbrella term given to various political entities of France in the medieval and early modern period. ...


Colonial flags


Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...


Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ...


Burgundy Burgundy (; french: link=no, Bourgogne ) is a historical territory and former administrative region and province of east-central France. The province was once home to the Dukes of Burgundy from the early 11th until the late 15th century. The ...


Corsica Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and lies southeast of ...


Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...


Occitania Occitania ( oc, Occitània , , or ) is the historical region in Western and Southern Europe where the Occitan language was historically spoken and where it is sometimes still used as a second language. This cultural area roughly encompasse ...


Savoy Savoy (; frp, Savouè ; french: Savoie ) is a cultural-historical region in the Western Alps. Situated on the cultural boundary between Occitania and Piedmont, the area extends from Lake Geneva in the north to the Dauphiné in the south. Sa ...


French Guiana French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label= French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas ...


French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = "Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui" , image_map = French Polynesia on the globe (French Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of French ...


Austral Islands The Austral Islands (french: Îles Australes, officially ''Archipel des Australes;'' ty, Tuha'a Pae) are the southernmost group of islands in French Polynesia, an overseas country of the French Republic in the South Pacific. Geographically, t ...


Gambier Islands


Marquesas Islands The Marquesas Islands (; french: Îles Marquises or ' or '; Marquesan: ' (North Marquesan) and ' ( South Marquesan), both meaning "the land of men") are a group of volcanic islands in French Polynesia, an overseas collectivity of France in ...


Society Islands The Society Islands (french: Îles de la Société, officially ''Archipel de la Société;'' ty, Tōtaiete mā) are an archipelago located in the South Pacific Ocean. Politically, they are part of French Polynesia, an overseas country of the F ...


Tuamotus The Tuamotu Archipelago or the Tuamotu Islands (french: Îles Tuamotu, officially ) are a French Polynesian chain of just under 80 islands and atolls in the southern Pacific Ocean. They constitute the largest chain of atolls in the world, extendin ...


Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label= Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in ...


Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...


Other historical flags


Flag proposal


Associations


French shipping company


French yacht clubs


Fictional flags


See also

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List of Breton flags This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Brittany. Other flags used in Brittany, as well as the rest of France can be found at list of French flags. Regional flags Departmental flags City and town flags Traditional regions ...
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List of Corsican flags This is a list of Corsican flags, including symbolic national and sub-regional flags, standards and banners used exclusively in Corsica. Regional flags Historical flags See also *List of French flags Footnotes * Registered at the French So ...
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List of flags of Île-de-France This is a list of flags of Île-de-France, including symbolic national and sub-regional flags, standards and banners used exclusively in Île-de-France. Regional flags Departmental flags See also *List of French flags Footnotes * Registere ...
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List of Occitan flags This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Occitanie. Other flags used in Occitania, as well as the rest of France can be found at list of French flags. National minority flags Regional flags Departmental flags Historical flag ...
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List of flags of Pays de la Loire This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Pays de la Loire. Other flags used in Pays de la Loire, as well as the rest of France can be found at list of French flags. Regional flags Departmental flags City and town flags Tradit ...


References


External links

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French flag
at the Élysée website
The French Society of Vexillology


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