Flag of France
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| Name | Tricolour |
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| Use | National flag |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 5 March 1848 (First time adopted 15 February 1794) |
| Design | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red |
| Designed by | Lafayette, Jacques-Louis David |
.svg) Variant flag of France | |
| Use | National flag |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | June 1976[1] (Dark version first adopted on 15 February 1794) |
| Design | As above, but with the light shades |
 Variant flag of France | |
| Use | National ensign |
| Proportion | 2:3 |
| Adopted | 17 May 1853 (Previously the same as the national flag) Used in the darker shade[2] |
| Design | As above, but with bars in proportion 30:33:37. (See French ensigns.) |
The Flag of France is called the "Tricolour" (French: le drapeau tricolore). It was adopted 15 February 1794. It is blue, white and red. 1976 Valéry Giscard d'Estaing chose the light colors.
History
[change | change source]There were a lot of flags in the history of France.
Flag of France in the 12th century
Flag of France until the 14th century
Royal Flag of France (Bourbon Dynasty)
Flag of the King of France
Flag of France from 1790 until 1794
Flag of France during the Napoleonic Wars
Flag of France from 1815 to 1830
Flag of France in 1848
Flag of Vichy France
Flag of Free France- Current Flag of France (Used in the darker shade)
Current Flag of France (Used in the light shade)
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References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Drapeau Français". promo-drapeaux.fr. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
- ↑ "Drapeau Français". promo-drapeaux.fr. Archived from the original on 1 February 2019. Retrieved 31 January 2019.
