This flag is a former version of France.
First tricolour naval flag adopted
France adopted a tricolour naval jack and ensign with red, white, and blue in a different arrangement from today’s flag.
Current stripe order adopted
The National Convention adopted the blue-white-red tricolour, with equal vertical stripes, as the national flag.
Tricolour design standardized
The tricolour’s design was definitively standardized, after several geometric versions had been used.
White flag replaced the tricolourThis flag
The Bourbon Restoration replaced the tricolour with a plain white flag, which remained the national flag until 1830.
Tricolour restored
After the July Revolution, Louis-Philippe restored the blue-white-red flag as France’s national flag.
Brief blue-red-white variant
For a few days, the Second Republic used a blue-red-white tricolour before returning to the blue-white-red order.
Constitution defined the flag
The Constitution designated the blue-white-red tricolour, with three equal vertical bands, as the national emblem.
Flag reaffirmed in Constitution
Article 2 of the Fifth Republic’s Constitution reaffirmed the blue-white-red tricolour as the national emblem.
