List of flags of Île-de-France

This is a list of flags of Île-de-France, including symbolic national and sub-regional flags, standards and banners used exclusively in Île-de-France.

Regional flags

Flag Date Use Description
14th century (de facto) Traditional flag of Île-de-France Three gold Fleur-de-lis on a solid-blue background. Same as the Kingdom of France.[1] This symbol, three gold Fleur-de-lis on a solid-blue background, is a banner of the former royal coat of arms of France, the king historically being the direct lord of Île de France (as the core of his royal demesne).[2][3][4][5]
10 October 2005 Regional council flag of Île-de-France White flag with the regional council logo.[1]

Departmental flags

Flag Date Use Description
Flag of Essonne Banner of arms.
Flag of Hauts de Seine Derived from a proposition of coat-of-arms. Never adopted.
Flag of Paris (Registered by the French Society of Vexillology)[6] A blue and red vertical bicolor with the coat of arms[7]
Flag of Seine-et-Marne Derived from a proposition of coat-of-arms. Never adopted.
Flag of Seine-Saint-Denis Derived from a proposition of coat-of-arms. Never adopted.
Flag of Val-de-Marne Derived from a proposition of coat-of-arms. Never adopted.
Flag of Yvelines Banner of arms.

See also

Footnotes

  • ^reg Registered at the French Society of Vexillology.

References

  1. ^ a b "Drapeaux du Conseil régional d'Île-de-France". emblemes.free.fr.
  2. ^ "Vexilla Mundi". www.vexilla-mundi.com.
  3. ^ "Liste des drapeaux des régions administratives françaises". svowebmaster.free.fr.
  4. ^ "Le drapeau de l'Ile de France". www.mondus.fr.
  5. ^ Rey, Jean (21 August 1837). "Histoire du drapeau: des couleurs et des insignes de la monarchie Française, précédé de l'histoire des enseignes militares chez les anciens". Techener – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Paris". Drapeaux et Pavillons. French Society of Vexillology.
  7. ^ "Drapeaux, armoiries, symboles et emblèmes de la ville de Paris". svowebmaster.free.fr.