Name | Tricolour |
---|---|
Use | National flag |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | June 1976[1] (Dark version first adopted on 15 February 1794) |
Design | A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red |
Designed by | Lafayette, Jacques-Louis David |
Use | National flag |
Proportion | 2:3 |
Adopted | 5 March 1848 (First time adopted 15 February 1794) |
Design | As above, but with the dark shades |
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.) |
The Flag of France is called the "Tricolour" (French: le drapeau tricolore). It was adopted 15 February 1794. It is blue, white and red. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing chose the current colors.