The flags of French Regions, Departments and territories are for the most part based on the coat of arms of the provinces of the Ancien Régime. Most of them bear no legal status, as territorial collectivities usually fly flags emblazoned with their logos.
Region | Flag | |||
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Alsace | Historical | Rot un Wiss (« red and white ») Based on the flag of Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen. Created in 1912, it was forbidden between the two world wars. It is widely used by regionalist and autonomist movements. | ||
Based on the coat of arms of Upper-Alsace and Lower-Alsace. Created in 1949, it is still sometimes used by official establishments, such as the Gendarmerie. | ||||
Current | Based on the coat of arms of Upper-Alsace and Lower-Alsace. It is the flag used by the Alsace Regional Council since 1990. | |||
Departments | Unofficial flag of Bas-Rhin. Based on the coat of arms of Lower-Alsace. | |||
Unofficial flag of Haut-Rhin. Based on the coat of arms of Upper-Alsace. | ||||
Aquitaine | Historical | Based on the coat of arms of the Duchy of Aquitaine. It is not officially in use. | ||
Department | Unofficial flag of Dordogne. | |||
Auvergne | Historical | Based on the coat of arms of the Duchy of Auvergne. It is not officially in use. | ||
Departements | Unofficial flag of Allier. | |||
Unofficial flag of Cantal. | ||||
Unofficial flag of Puy-de-Dôme. | ||||
Bourgogne (Burgundy) |
Historical | Based on the coat of arms of the Dukes of Burgundy. It is not officially in use. | ||
Departements | Unofficial flag of Côte-d'Or. | |||
Unofficial flag of Saône-et-Loire. | ||||
Unofficial flag of Yonne. | ||||
Bretagne (Brittany) |
Historical | Flag of the Duchy of Brittany. | ||
Kroaz du (« black cross »). Naval flag of the Duchy of Brittany. | ||||
Flag sometimes flown within the Duchy of Brittany. | ||||
Current | Gwenn ha Du (« white and black »). Created between 1923 and 1925, based on the flag of the United States. The white lines represent the regions of Lower Brittany (Léon, Trégor, Cornouaille, Vannetais), the black lines the regions of Upper Brittany (Rennais, Nantais, Dolois, Malouin, Penthièvre). It is widely in use. | |||
Departements | Unofficial flag of Côte-d'Armor. | |||
Unofficial flag of Finistère. | ||||
Unofficial flag of Ille-et-Vilaine. | ||||
Unofficial flag of Morbihan. | ||||
Centre-Val de Loire | Historical | Flag of Orléanais, one of the Ancien Régime province that was merged with the others to form Centre-Val de Loire. | ||
Flag of Berry, one of the Ancien Régime province that was merged with the others to form Centre-Val de Loire. | ||||
Flag of Touraine, one of the Ancien Régime province that was merged with the others to form Centre-Val de Loire. | ||||
Current | Unofficial flag created from the merging of the flags of Orléanais, Berry and Touraine. | |||
Departements | Unofficial flag of Cher. | |||
Unofficial flag of Indre-et-Loire. | ||||
Unofficial flag of Loiret. |