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The galleries below show flags attributed to the eighteen (formerly, twenty-seven) regions, five overseas collectivities, one sui generis collectivity, and one overseas territory of France. Most of them are both non-official and traditional as regions often use their logos as the flags though some regions use their banners as the flags.
Flag of the Kingdom of France & the Bourbon Restoration: 1791–1814: Flag of Armée des Émigrés: 1793–1800: Type of Catholic and Royal Army of Vendée flag: 1715–1789: State Flag by the Kingdom of France under the absolute monarchy. 1365–1794: The Royal Banner of early modern France or "Bourbon Flag" was the most commonly used flag in ...
Flags of the regions of France; List of French regions and overseas collectivities by GDP; List of French regions and overseas departments by GRP per capita; Regional council (France) ISO 3166-2:FR; Ranked list of French regions
The status of these flags varies from one country or sovereign state to the next: most of them are official flags, whereas others are only used de facto, sometimes to indicate a desire for more autonomy or independence. Some flags, such as the flags of Leicestershire and Warwickshire, were created by the College of Arms in the United Kingdom.
National flags are adopted by governments to strengthen national bonds and legitimate formal authority. Such flags may contain symbolic elements of their peoples, militaries, territories, rulers, and dynasties. The flag of Denmark is the oldest flag still in current use as it has been recognized as a national symbol since the 14th century.
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Français : Blason de la région Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (France) Blasonnement : Parti, au premier d’or au quatre pals de gueules, au second coupé en premier d’or au dauphin d’azur crété, barbé, loré, peautré et oreillé de gueules, et en second d’argent à l’aigle couronné de gueules, empiétant une montagne aux trois coupeaux de sable issant d’une mer d’azur et ...
Flags of the regions of France; I. List of flags of Île-de-France; List of flags of French Indochina; O. List of Occitan flags; P. List of flags of Pays de la Loire