List of French flags

The Tricolore, the national flag of France.
This is a list of flags that have either been in use, or are used by, France and related territories.
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National flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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15 February 1794 – 1815 and 1830–present | National flag | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
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17 May 1853 | Civil flag and Naval flag | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red, but with bars in proportion 30:33:37 |
Standards
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1880–Present | Presidential and Prime Minister standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1). |
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1880–Present | Presidential standard (variant) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). |
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Flag of the Minister of Overseas France | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) on a blue ensign. | |
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1880–Present | Flag of the Governor Colony | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red on swallow tail blue ensign. (proportions 1:2). |
Military flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of the Minister of Defence | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with a golden emblem. | |
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Pennant | ||
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Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff | ||
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Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff | ||
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Flag of the Admiral of the French Navy | ||
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Flag of the Vice-Admiral D'escadre of the French Navy | ||
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Flag of the Vice-Admiral of the French Navy | ||
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Flag of the Contre-Admiral of the French Navy | ||
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Flag of the Capitaine de Vaisseau of the French Navy (Division) | ||
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Flag of the Capitaine de Vaisseau of the French Navy (Unit) | ||
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Flag of the Harbour Commanding Officer | ||
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Flag of the Senior Merchant Navy Officer | ||
Regional and territorial flags
Main article: Flags of the regions of France
Historical flags
National flags and ensigns
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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12th century-13th century | Flag of the Kingdom of France | |
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14th century-16th century | Flag of the Kingdom of France | |
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1124-1356 | Oriflamme | |
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1124-1356 | Oriflamme (variant) | |
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1365-1794 | Flag of the Kingdom of France | |
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1365-1792, 1815-1830 |
Flag of the Kingdom of France & the Bourbon Restoration | |
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1365-1792 | Merchant flag | |
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1789-1799 | Flag of royalists during the revolution | |
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July 14, 1790-1990s | Merchant flag | |
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January 21, 1793-1990s | Merchant flag | |
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May 7, 1794-1990s | Merchant flag | |
Standards
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1365-1792 | Royal standard | |
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1804-1815 | Imperial standard | |
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1870-1873 | Imperial standard | |
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1873-1879 | Imperial standard | |
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1888-1894 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "C". |
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1899-1906 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "EL". |
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1906-1913 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "AF". |
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1913-1920 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "RP". |
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1920 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "PD". |
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1924-1931 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "GD". |
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1931-1932 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "PD". |
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1932-1940 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "AL". |
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1932-1940 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the axe and 7 golden stars. |
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1932-1940 | Presidential standard (variant) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2) with the axe and 7 golden stars. |
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1947-1954 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "VA". |
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1954-1959 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "PC". |
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1959-1969 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "CG" and the red Cross of Lorraine. |
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1959-1969 | Presidential standard (variant) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2) with the red Cross of Lorraine. |
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1969-1974 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "GP". |
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1969-1974 | Presidential standard (variant) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2) with the golden "GP". |
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1974 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "AP". |
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1974 | Presidential standard (variant) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2) with the golden "AP". |
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1981 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "FM". |
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1981 | Presidential standard (variant) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2) with the golden "FM". |
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1982-1995 | Presidential standard | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden oak tree. |
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1982-1995 | Presidential standard (variant) | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden oak tree. |
French colonial empire and overseas territories
Main article: French colonial flags
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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1920-1924 | Flag of Aleppo | |
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1920-1938 | Flag of the Alawite State | |
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1874-1949 | Flag of Annam | |
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1867-1941, 1945-1953 |
Flag of Cambodia | |
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1663-1763 | Flag of Canada | |
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1862-1949 | Flag of Cochinchina | |
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1830-1962 | Flag of French Algeria | |
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1918–1960 | Flag of French Cameroons | |
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1882-1910 | Flag of French Congo | |
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1910-1958 | Flag of French Equatorial Africa | |
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1898-1946 | Flag of Guangzhouwan | |
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1663-1763 | Flag of New France | |
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1625-1794 | Flag of Saint-Domingue | |
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1794-1803 | Flag of Saint-Domingue | |
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