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List of French flags

Regional flags Communal flags Breton flags Corsican flags Flags of Île-de-France Occitan flags Flags of Pays de la Loire Presidential standards Former French Empire

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

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté

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

Centre-Val de Loire

Corsica

Grand Est

Hauts-de-France

Île-de-France

Normandy

Nouvelle-Aquitaine

Occitania

Pays de la Loire

Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur

Overseas region

References

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

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List of French flags

Regional flags Communal flags Breton flags Corsican flags Flags of Île-de-France Occitan flags Flags of Pays de la Loire Presidential standards Former French Empire

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.