List of Breton flags
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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in the traditional cultural region of Brittany, including the modern administrative region of the same name as well as the Loire-Atlantique department. Other flags used in Brittany, as well as the rest of France can be found at list of French flags.
Regional flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1923 | Flag of Brittanyreg | Nine horizontal stripes alternating black and white with an ermine canton (sable, four bars argent, a canton ermine).[1] | |
| 2005 | Logo variant of the flag of Brittany | Logo on a white background. |
City and town flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of Bégard | |||
| Flag of Belle-Île-en-Mer | |||
| Flag of Binic | |||
| Flag of Bréhand | |||
| Flag of Brest | |||
| Flag of Châteaugiron | |||
| Flag of Châteauneuf-du-Faou | |||
| Flag of Combourg | |||
| Flag of Concarneau | |||
| Flag of Dinan | |||
| 1905–1998, 2014–present | Flag of Dinard[2] | ||
| 1998–2014 | |||
| 1988–present | Flag of Dol-de-Bretagne[3] | ||
| Flag of Donges | |||
| Flag of Étables-sur-Mer | |||
| Flag of Évran | |||
| Flag of Fouesnant | |||
| Flag of Fougères | |||
| Flag of Guérande | |||
| Flag of Guerlesquin | |||
| Flag of Guingamp | |||
| Flag of Hillion | |||
| Flag of Hœdic | |||
| Flag of Huelgoat | |||
| Flag of Île de Batz | |||
| Flag of Île de Sein | |||
| 2025–present | Flag of Indre[4] | ||
| Flag of La Forest-Landerneau[5] | |||
| Flag of Landerneau | |||
| Flag of Landivisiau | |||
| Flag of Lannion | |||
| 1999–present | Flag of Le Juch | ||
| Flag of Lorient | |||
| Flag of Merdrignac | |||
| Flag of Mordelles | |||
| Flag of Mûr-de-Bretagne | |||
| Flag of Nantes | |||
| Flag of Nort-sur-Erdre | |||
| Flag of Paimpol | |||
| Flag of Plancoët | |||
| Flag of Plédran | |||
| Flag of Plérin | |||
| Flag of Plomelin | |||
| Flag of Pont-l'Abbé | |||
| Flag of Pontrieux | |||
| Flag of Port-Louis | |||
| Flag of Pouldergat | |||
| Flag of Redon | |||
| Flag of Rennes | |||
| Flag of Rezé | |||
| Flag of Rostrenen | |||
| Flag of Saint-Brieuc | |||
| Flag of Saint-Malo | |||
| Flag of Saint-Nazaire | |||
| Flag of Saint-Pol-de-Léon | |||
| Flag of Saint-Quay-Portrieux | |||
| Flag of Tréveneuc | |||
| Flag of Ushant | |||
| Flag of Vannes | |||
| Flag of Yffiniac |
Traditional regions
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–present | Flag of Cornouaille | A white ram on a blue field. | |
| 1996–present | Flag of Léon | A black lion rampant on an orange field. | |
| 1996–present | Flag of Pays de Dol | A white-and-red quartered field with three black ermine spots in each of the white quarters. | |
| A simplified version of the flag without the ermine spots. | |||
| Flag of Pays Nantais | |||
| Flag of Pays Rennais | |||
| Flag of Pays de Saint-Brieuc | |||
| 2006–present | Flag of Pays de Saint-Malo | A black cross outlined in gold, with red fields in the first and fourth quarters, and white fields containing three black ermine spots each in the second and third quarters. | |
| 1996–2006 | |||
| 1998–present | Flag of Trégor | A black cross overlaid with a red wyvern, on an orange field. | |
| 1996–1998 | A black cross on a yellow field, with a black alerion in each quarter. | ||
| Flag of Vannetais |
Traditional districts
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of Pays d'Ancenis[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays de l'Aven[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays de Baud[6] | |||
| Flag of Belle-Île-en-Mer[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Bidar[6] | |||
| 1996–present | Flag of Pays Bigouden[6] | ||
| Flag of Pays de Calanhel[6] | |||
| Flag of Cap Sizun[6] | |||
| Flag of Chtou[6] | |||
| Flag of Clos Poulet[6] | |||
| Flag of Clos Ratel[6] | |||
| Flag of Coglais[6] | |||
| Flag of Dardoup[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Fañch[6] | |||
| Flag of Fisel[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Fouesnantais[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Glazik[6] | |||
| 2009–present | Flag of Goëlo[6] | ||
| Flag of Pays de Guérande[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Guerchais[6] | |||
| Flag of Kernevodez[6] | |||
| Flag of Kost ar C'hoed[6] | |||
| Flag of Bas-Léon[6] | |||
| Flag of Haut-Léon[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays de Lorient[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays de Loudéac[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays de la Mée[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Mitaud[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Pagan[6] | |||
| Flag of Penn Sardin[6] | |||
| Flag of Penthièvre[6] | |||
| Flag of Plinn[6] | |||
| Flag of Plougastel[6] | |||
| 1997–present | Flag of Poher[6] | ||
| Flag of Pays de Pontivy[6] | |||
| Flag of Porhoët[6] | |||
| Flag of Poudouvre[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Pourlet[6] | |||
| Flag of Presqu'île de Crozon[6] | |||
| Flag of Presqu'île de Rhuys[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays de Redon[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays de Retz[6] | |||
| Flag of Pays Rouzig[6] | |||
| Flag of Vannetais Oriental[6] | |||
| Flag of Vendelais[6] | |||
| Flag of Vignoble Nantais[6] |
Landforms
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of Brière[6] |
Landmarks
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag flown at the Château de Clisson[7] | A pennant divided into two horizontal stripes of red and yellow. | ||
| Flag flown at the Château de Josselin | A banner of arms of the House of Rohan-Chabot. | ||
| Flag flown at the Château de Tonquédec[8] | |||
| Flag flown at the Fort-la-Latte[9] | A banner of arms of the House of Goyon de Matignon. |
Political flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005–present | Flag of Ai'ta! | ||
| 2001–present | Flag of Adsav | ||
| 2013 | Flag of the Bonnets Rouges | A red field divided by a white saltire, with a red disk in the centre of the saltire and four white ermine spots sticking out of the disk, arranged like a compass rose.[10] | |
| Flag of the Breton Association of the Pays de Fougères | |||
| 1971–1980 | Flag of the Breton Communist Party | ||
| 1964– | Flag of the Breton Democratic Union | ||
| 1931–1944 | Flag of the Breton National Party | ||
| 1907 | Flag of the Breton Regionalist Union | ||
| 1996–present | Flag of the Breton Vexillological Society | ||
| 1970s | Flag of Strollad ar Vro | A blue ermine spot in a white disk on a blue field. |
Association flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007–present | Flag of Association of Breton Nobility |
Scouting flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1946-1962 | Flag of Bleimor | ||
| 1943-? | Flag of Urz Goanag Breiz |
Religious flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flag of Saint Ivo | A black engrailed cross on an orange field, with a black alerion in each quarter. | ||
| Flag of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller - Priory of Brittany |
Historical flags
| Flag | Date | Use | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5th–11th Century | Red Dragon Banner | ||
| 13th–16th Century | Kroaz Du | ||
| 13th–14th Century | Breton Army flag and ensign | ||
| 14th–16th Century | Breton Army flag and ensign | ||
| 1532–1547 | Flag of the Duchy of Brittany | ||
| 1651–1740 | Flag of the Brittany Regiment |
See also
Notes
- ^reg Registered at the French Society of Vexillology.
References
- ^ "Brittany (Traditional province, France)".
- ^ "Municipalité. Un nouveau drapeau". Le Télégramme. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ "Dol-de-Bretagne. The Melen Ha Glaz flag and its symbols". Maville. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
- ^ Christopher Eby (2 December 2024). "France's Indre Chooses New Flag Following Public Vote". The Flag Chronicle. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
- ^ "Les élèves de Sainte-Anne ont rencontré le maire". Le Télégramme. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at au "Flags of the traditional countries of Brittany". Geobreizh.bzh. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
- ^ "Agence du Château". Retrieved 23 September 2024.
- ^ Ivan Sache (31 July 2016). "Tonquédec (Municipality, Côtes-d'Armor, France): Flag of the castle of Tonquédec". Flags of the World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
- ^ "Drapeau". Château de La Roche Goyon / Fort La Latte. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ Ivan Sache and Fabien Antoine (13 April 2014). "Bonnets Rouges (Protest movement, Brittany, France)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 18 October 2022.