List of communal flags in France

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Jeanne d'Arc street (Orléans) were different regional and communal flags are hung

This is a list of communal flags in France. Communal flags are rarely used in France as communes usually favor coats of arms. As a result, the info presented in this list also describes coats of arms.

Metropolitan regions[edit]

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes[edit]

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté[edit]

Flag Commune Date Description
Besançon, Doubs 1537 The eagle represents the House of Habsburg and the Holy Roman Empire. Two pillars represents the city's connection to Gibraltar and its relation to the Greco-Roman world.[1]
Dijon, Côte-d'Or 1391 Gules a chief per pale azure semy de lis or a bordure gobonny argent and gules and bendy of six or and azure a bordure gules.

Brittany[edit]

Lorient flag on the sailboat l'Hermine

Centre-Val de Loire[edit]

Joan of Arc statue in Orléans

Corsica[edit]

Grand Est[edit]

Hauts-de-France[edit]

Former Lille flag, taken in 2007

Île-de-France[edit]

Paris flag used at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles

Normandy[edit]

Nouvelle-Aquitaine[edit]

Arcachon flag at the Jetée Thiers
Rochefort flag at the Porte du Soleil (Sun Gate)

Occitania[edit]

Pays de la Loire[edit]

Nantes flag

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur[edit]

Marseille flag (on the right side) in the Cathedral of Saint Mary Major

Overseas region[edit]

Saint Pierre and Miquelon flag at Vannes

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Walter, Hélène; Barçon, Jean-Claude. Vesontio Besançon. Presses Universitaires de Lyon.

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