Flag of department of Indre-et-Loire

The flag of Indre-et-Loire is a blue ground sown with golden fleurs-de-lis, framed by a border of red and white squares.

How it came about

Indre-et-Loire is a department of central France. Its flag already is the design of the coat of arms: there is no coat of arms pasted on top, the ground, the charge and the border are directly on the cloth.

How it has changed

No approval date is recorded.

What it means

• Ground

  blue, sown with golden fleurs-de-lis repeated everywhere.

• Border

  of red and white squares all round the whole thing.

• No coat of arms on top

  the flag is the design of the coat of arms.

Fun facts

1. A chequered border, not a plain one

   The border framing the field is a board of red and white squares. Almost all borders are lines; this one is a complete pattern.

2. Fleurs-de-lis once more

   As in Cher and in Moselle, here the ground is sown with fleurs-de-lis. The symbol of the French crown appears on three flagged coats of arms in this collection.

3. The flag already is the coat of arms

   The description says so expressly: there is no coat of arms pasted on top. Ground, charge and border are directly on the cloth.

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