Flag of department of Ille-et-Vilaine

The flag of Ille-et-Vilaine is a white field with the logo of the department in the centre. It carries no arms and no coat of arms.

How it came about

Ille-et-Vilaine is a department of France. Its flag is not a blazon: it is a single-colour field with the graphic mark the institution uses as its identity.

The logo is the logo in the centre: two slanted black bars with their ends cut on the diagonal and, between them, a red disc. The difference with heraldic flags is total: where a coat of arms tells history with castles or lions, here there is a graphic design.

How it has changed

No approval date is recorded. These are recent flags, tied to the institutional branding of the departmental councils.

What it means

• Ground

  white, plain and with no divisions.

• Logo

  the logo in the centre: two slanted black bars with their ends cut on the diagonal and, between them, a red disc.

• No coat of arms

  there are no arms, no crown and no crest.

Fun facts

1. Two bars that do not touch

   The black bars are slanted and separated: the red disc sits in the middle without touching them. The composition is asymmetric, which is unusual in an institutional logo.

2. The name below, in two lines

   The logo carries “Ille & Vilaine” and “Le Département” in two lines. The department is written with both names because they are two rivers, the Ille and the Vilaine.

3. The names of two rivers

   The department owes its name to two watercourses. The flag includes both in the same logo, joined by the & sign.

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