This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by France, French overseas collectivites, the sui generis collectivity and the French overseas territory.
The French Society of Vexillology is the authority on the flying of flags in France and maintains the only official register of flags for the country. It was established in 1985 and as part of the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques operates under the authority of the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation. The Breton Vexillology Society holds a similar role within Brittany.
National flags FlagDatePartyDescription 2020–present; National flag of the French Second Republic, Second French Empire, French Third Republic, French State, Provisional Government of the French Republic, French Fourth Republic, and the French Fifth Republic. Originally adopted on 15 February 1794 and interchangeable with the lighter version introduced in 1976. A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). 1976–2020 An interchangeable lighter version of the national flag of the French Fifth Republic from 1976. This version was abandoned by President Emmanuel Macron in July 2021 in favor of the version with darker shades. A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). 2020–present; Modern flag of France 1976–2020 Flag of France (vertical)
Standards Presidential Standards FlagDatePartyDescription 1880–present The Presidential and Prime Minister standard of France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1). The Presidential and Prime Minister standard of France (variant) A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2). 1887–1894 Presidential standard of Sadi Carnot A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "C". 1894–1895 Presidential standard of Jean Casimir-Perier A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "CP". 1895–1899 Presidential standard of Félix Faure A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "FF". 1899–1906 Presidential standard of Émile Loubet A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "EL". 1906–1913 Presidential standard of Armand Fallières A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "AF". 1913–1920 Presidential standard of Raymond Poincaré A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "RP". 1920 Presidential standard of Paul Deschanel A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "PD". 1920–1924 Presidential standard of Alexandre Millerand A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "AM". 1924–1931 Presidential standard of Gaston Doumergue A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "GD". 1931–1932 Presidential standard of Paul Doumer A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "PD". 1932–1940 Presidential standard of Albert Lebrun A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "AL". 1940–1944 Presidential standards of Philippe Pétain A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with an axe and seven golden stars. 1947–1954 Presidential standard of Vincent Auriol A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "VA". 1958–1959 Presidential standard of René Coty A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "RC". 1959–1969 Presidential standards of Charles de Gaulle A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 3:2) with the red Cross of Lorraine. A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with the golden "CG" and the red Cross of Lorraine. 1969–1974 Presidential standards of Georges Pompidou A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the golden "GP". 1974 Presidential standards of Alain Poher A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the golden "AP". 1975–1981 Presidential standards of Valéry Giscard d'Estaing A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the golden fasces. 1982–1995 Presidential standards of François Mitterrand A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the golden oak tree. 1982–1995 Presidential standards of François Mitterrand A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red with the golden "FM".
Ministers Standards FlagDatePartyDescription 1880–1958 Flag of the Governor Colony A swallowtail blue ensign with a vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red in its canton (proportions 1:2). 1976–present Flag of the Minister of Overseas A blue ensign with a vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red in its canton (proportions 1:1).
Royal Standards FlagDatePartyDescription early 17th century–1789 1814–1815 1815–1830 Universal standard of the kings of France from the House of Bourbon 1643–1715 Royal standard of Louis XIV 1715–1789 Royal standard of Louis XV and Louis XVI 1804–1814 1815 Imperial standard of Napoléon I 1814–1815 1815–1830 Royal standard of Louis XVIII and Charles X 1830–1848 Royal standard of Louis Philippe I 1870–1873 Imperial standard of Napoléon III 1873–1879 1827–1877 Personal standard of Pomare IV
Military Flags of the French Military FlagDateUseDescription Flag of the Minister of the Armed Forces A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red (proportions 1:1) with a golden emblem. 10 August 1939–present Flag of the Chief of the Defence Staff Originally the marque of the Chief of the National Defence. 1916–present Flag of the Marshal of France
Army Flags of the French Army FlagDateUseDescription 10 August 1939–present Flag of the Chief of Staff of the French Army Marque given to the chief of staff. 1789–1793 Flag of National Volunteers
Navy Flags of the French Navy FlagDateUseDescription 10 August 1939–present Flag of the Chief of Staff of the French Navy Marque given to the chief of staff. 1794–18141853–present Naval ensign of France A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red, but with bars in proportion 30:33:37 1848–1910 Naval ensign of French Algeria 16th century–? Naval flag of the Kingdom of France ?–1790 Naval flag of the Kingdom of France (galley ensign) 1790–1794 Naval ensign of Kingdom of France and French First Republic A white flag with a bordered, first version of the French tricolore on the top hoist honour quadrant 1638–17901814–1815 1815–1830 Naval ensign of Kingdom of France A pure white flag 1943–1945 Naval jack of Free France The argent rhomboid field is defaced with a gules Lorraine cross. 10 August 1939–present Flag of the Admiral of the French Navy Flag of the Vice-Admiral D'escadre of the French Navy Flag of the Vice-Admiral of the French Navy Flag of the Contre-Admiral of the French Navy Flag of the Capitaine de Vaisseau of the French Navy (Division) Flag of the Capitaine de Vaisseau of the French Navy (Unit) Flag of the Harbour Commanding Officer Flag of the Senior Merchant Navy Captain in the harbour Pennant
Air Force Flags of the French Air Force FlagDateUseDescription 10 August 1939–present Flag of the Chief of Staff of the French Air Force Marque given to the chief of staff. 1916–1917 Flag of the Lafayette Escadrille
Civil Ensign FlagDateUseDescription 17th century Civil ensign of Kingdom of France ?–1790 Civil ensign of Kingdom of France ?–1790 Merchant ensign of Kingdom of France 1923–19451945–1949 Civil and merchant ensign of French Indochina French pilot boat flag
Vexillology Associations FlagDateUseDescription 2016–present Flag of French Society of Vexillology 1996–present Flag of Breton Vexillological Society
Regional and territorial flags
City flags
Largest cities FlagDateCityDescription 1945–present Paris In the center is the coat of arms of Paris. Red is identified with Saint Denis, blue with Saint Martin. 13th century–present Marseille The flag dates from the time of the Crusades. The cross is a symbol of the crusades. ?–present Lyon 14th century–present Nice Flag of the County of Nice (1108–1176) ?–present Nantes White cross of the Kingdom of France on the black cross of Brittany 1262–present Strasbourg Colors of Alsace
Political flags +FlagDatePartyDescription 2021–present Reconquête 2010–present Europe Ecology – The Greens 2009–present Left Party Link to file 1998–present Guadeloupe Communist Party 1983–present French Nationalist Party 1977–present Tahoera'a Huiraatira 1964–present Breton Democratic Union 1968–2013 L'Œuvre Française 1961–1962 Organisation armée secrète 1941–1945 National Popular Rally 1936–1945 French Popular Party 1934–1944 French National-Collectivist Party 1933–1944 Mouvement Franciste 1927–1939 French Agrarian and Peasant Party 1791–1792 Feuillant 1790–1795 Cordeliers
Monarchist flags These flags have a long tradition among French monarchists.
FlagDateUseDescription Legitimist royalist flag White strewn with gold fleur-de-lis adorned with a Sacred Heart. Flag of Cross of Burgundy. A proposed flag of France, possible design by Henri d'Artois, comte de Chambord. The royal banner of France or "Bourbon flag". Civil ensign of the Kingdom of France. Imperial standard of Napoléon III. Flag of Lyon, because of Revolt of Lyon against the National Convention. Royal standard of Louis XIV. Kroaz Du, sometimes it contains Sacred Hearts next to ermine spots
Separatist movements flags FlagDatePartyDescription 2001–present Adsav 1971–1980 Breton Communist Party 1931–1944 Breton National Party 1907 Breton Regionalist Union 2018–present Democratic Organization of the People of Occitaniaoc 1969–1976 Anarchist-Communist Federation of Occitania 1972–1981 Catalan Workers' Left 1978–present People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe 1963–1970s Guadeloupe National Organizing Group 1990–present Pro-Unification of Saint Martin flag 1992–present Build the Martinique Country and Movement of Democrats and Ecologists for Sovereign Martiniquefr Link to file 1984–present National Council of People's Committeesfr 1984–present Communist Party for Independence and Socialism 1978–present Martinican Independence Movement 1984–present Kanak and Socialist National Liberation Front 1953–present Caledonian Union 1986–present Tavini Huiraatira 1991–present Decolonization and Social Emancipation Movement 2016–present Etat Pied-Noir
Ethnic groups flags Many cultural groups, which identify themselves mostly by language, use traditional flag of the regions of its origin. Such flags are not listed here. Flag Date Use Description 11th century–present Flag of Alsatians The flag of Alsace is a horizontal bicolour of red over white. ? Cultural flag of Arpitania Sun of the Alps 1894–present Flag of Basques Ikurriña 1923–present Flag of Bretons Flag of Brittany 1923–present Flag of Catalans Senyera serves as a flag of Pyrénées-Orientales 1188?–present Flag of Gascon people Flag of Gascony 13th century–present Flag of Norman people Flag and coat of arms of Normandy 19th century–present Flag of Occitans Occitan cross 1847–present Flag of Savoyards Duchy of Savoy#Flag ?–present Flag of Yenish people ?–present Flag of Native Guyanese 2010–present Flag of Kanak people Flags of New Caledonia 1837–present Flag of Mangarevans Flag of the Gambier Islands 1980–present Flag of Marquesans Flag of the Marquesas Islands 1788–present Flag of Tahitians Flag of French Polynesia 1985–present Flag of Tuamotus Flag of Tubuaians Flag of the Austral Islands Flag of Uvea people Flag of Wallis and Futuna
Historical flags FlagDateUseDescription 1790–1794 Flag of Kingdom of France and French First Republic 14 July 1790 Revolutionist flag Similar to the flag of Bohemia and Moravia 21 January 1793 Similar to the flag of the Netherlands. 7 May 1794 Similar to the flag of pre-Communist Yugoslavia. 1814–1815 1815–1830 Royal flag of Kingdom of France 1848 Flag of French Second Republic 1940–1944 Flag of Free France 1943–1944 Flag of the Milice
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