Flag of France

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.

France

Name	Tricolour
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
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.)

History

There were a lot of flags in the history of France.

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  Flag of France in the 12th century
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  Flag of France until the 14th century
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  Royal Flag of France (Bourbon Dynasty)
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  Flag of the King of France
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  Flag of France from 1790 until 1794
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  Flag of France during the Napoleonic Wars
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  Flag of France from 1815 to 1848
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  Flag of France in 1848
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  Flag of Vichy France
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  Flag of Free France
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  Current Flag of France (Used in the darker shade)
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  Current Flag of France (Used in the light shade)