Flags of the regions of France

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The galleries below show flags of France attributed to the metropolitan regions, former regions, departments, overseas regions, collectivities and subdivisions.

The official status of many regional and territorial flags in France is often unclear. Since the late 20th centuries, many regional and local authorities have adopted logos as their primary emblems, which are subsequently displayed on logo flags. Such flags often serve as de facto institutional symbols but usually lack formal heraldic or vexillological recognition.

Alongside these are numerous traditional regional flags, whose status also varies. Some historical flags date back centuries, while others are banners of arms or more recent designs created by private individuals or associations. In some cases, these flags have later gained semi-official or customary use through adoption by public institutions, commemorative coinage, public transport, or municipal buildings.

Regions

Region Flags in use Proposed or alternative flags
Traditional flag Logo flag
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Brittany [a]
Centre-Val de Loire
Corsica
Grand Est
Hauts-de-France
Île-de-France
Normandy
Nouvelle-Aquitaine [b]
Occitanie [c]
Pays de la Loire
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Former regions

Region Traditional flag Logo flag Region Traditional flag Logo flag Region Traditional flag Logo flag
Auvergne Champagne-Ardenne Limousin
Rhône-Alpes Lorraine Poitou-Charentes
Bourgogne Nord-Pas-de-Calais Languedoc-Roussillon
Franche Comte Picardy Midi-Pyrénées
Brittany Île-de-France Pays de la Loire
Centre-Val de Loire Basse-Normandy Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Corsica Haute-Normandie
Alsace Aquitaine

French departments

Department name Logo flag Traditional flag [d] Name Logo flag Traditional flag [e] Name Logo flag Traditional flag [f] Name Logo flag Traditional flag [g]
Ain Doubs Manche Haute-Savoie
Aisne Drôme Marne Paris
Allier Eure Haute-Marne Seine-Maritime [h]
Alpes-de-Haute-Provence Eure-et-Loir Mayenne Seine-et-Marne
Hautes-Alpes Finistère Meurthe-et-Moselle Yvelines
Alpes-Maritimes Gard Meuse Deux-Sèvres
Ardèche Haute-Garonne Morbihan Somme [h]
Ardennes Gers Moselle Tarn
Ariège Gironde Nièvre Tarn-et-Garonne
Aube Hérault Nord Var
Aude Ille-et-Vilaine Oise Vaucluse
Aveyron Indre Orne Vendée [h]
Bouches-du-Rhône Indre-et-Loire Pas-de-Calais Vienne
Calvados Isère Puy-de-Dôme Haute-Vienne [h]
Cantal Jura Pyrénées-Atlantiques Vosges [i]
Charente [h] Landes Hautes-Pyrénées Yonne
Charente-Maritime Loir-et-Cher Pyrénées-Orientales Territoire de Belfort
Cher Loire Bas-Rhin [i] Essonne
Corrèze Haute-Loire Haut-Rhin [i] Hauts-de-Seine
Corse-du-Sud Loire-Atlantique Rhône Seine-Saint-Denis
Haute-Corse Loiret Grand Lyon Val-de-Marne
Côte-d'Or Lot Haute-Saône Val-d'Oise [h]
Côtes-d'Armor Lot-et-Garonne Saône-et-Loire
Creuse Lozère Sarthe
Dordogne Maine-et-Loire [h] Savoie

Overseas regions and collectivities

Flags of Overseas France
Territory Official or co-official flag[j] Government flag[k] Local flag[l] Traditional flag[m]
French Guiana
French Polynesia[1]
French Southern and Antarctic Lands
Guadeloupe
Martinique
Mayotte
New Caledonia
Réunion
Saint Barthélemy
Saint Martin
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Wallis and Futuna

Subdivisions of overseas collectivities

Notes

  1. The banner of arms of Brittany, flag of the Duchy of Brittany and the province of Brittany (1532)
  2. Registered at the French Society of Vexillology.
  3. The still popular flag of the historical region Occitania with the Occitan cross, later adopted by Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon.
  4. Official, Banner of arms or Proposed
  5. Official, Banner of arms or Proposed
  6. Official, Banner of arms or Proposed
  7. Official, Banner of arms or Proposed
  8. Variants of the departmental council logo-flags exist.
  9. Banner of arms for this department is used co-officially with the departmental council logo-flag.
  10. Official or co-official flag other than the French national flag.
  11. Flag used by the local government.
  12. Flag usually flown by the peoples of the territory.
  13. Flag traditionally associated with the territory, either by being a former flag, or a flag used by locals in the past.

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