Flag of department of Isère

The flag of Isère is a field divided into four equal rectangles: two blue with golden fleurs-de-lis and two gold with a blue dolphin. It is the banner of the arms of the Dauphiné.

How it came about

Isère is a department of the French Alps. Its flag is the coat of arms of the Dauphiné, a small historical state that ruled the area, spread across the whole field.

How it has changed

No approval date is recorded.

What it means

• Quartered

  four equal rectangles.

• Two blue quarters

  with golden fleurs-de-lis.

• Two gold quarters

  with a blue dolphin.

• No coat of arms on top

  the arms of the Dauphiné take up the whole field.

Fun facts

1. Two figures repeated in a cross

   The four quarters are just two figures alternated: fleurs-de-lis on the blue ones, dolphins on the gold ones. The quartering is symmetrical.

2. The coat of arms of another territory

   It is not the coat of arms of Isère: it is that of the Dauphiné, a state that ruled the area before it was incorporated into France. The department has taken it over as it is.

3. The dolphin appears twice

   Instead of four different figures, the design repeats two. It is a way of simplifying the quartering.

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