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France Flag
République française
“le Tricolore; le drapeau bleu-blanc-rouge”
Also known as Francia (it); France (fr); Frankreich (de); Francia (es)
ISO 3166: FR (250)
- Adopted
- 15 February 1794
- Proportions
- 2:3
- FIAV usage
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Used as civil, state and military flag, on land and at sea.
- Official status
- ⊕Officially adopted by national law
- Colors
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#0055A4 #FFFFFF #EF4135 - Designer
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- Predecessor
- Royal Standard of the Kingdom of France
- Regulatory document
- Constitution du 4 octobre 1958, art. 2
- Design family
- Vertical tricolour
- Color family
- Romance tricolour
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PredecessorRoyal Standard of the Kingdom of France
Current flagsince 15 February 1794