The red and yellow stripes of Provence, the dolphin of the Dauphiné and the eagle of Nice: this flag brings together three historic territories.
Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.
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It is a rectangular field with a 2:3 ratio with three parts. The left one bears vertical stripes —bands of colour from top to bottom— in red and yellow; the upper right is yellow with a blue dolphin; the lower one is white with a red eagle.
Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.
Every date in its story, at a glance.
Its first flag was a map of the region made of black and white pixels, and the next one (used…
On 12 January 1999 the president of the regional council
Since 2018 the regional council has presented itself under the name “Région Sud”
How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.
The flag of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (in French, Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur, abbreviated “PACA”) mixes three coats of arms into a single one. On the left, the vertical red and yellow stripes of Provence; at the top right, a blue dolphin; and at the bottom right, a red eagle.
The region brings together territories that had different histories: Provence, the Dauphiné and the county of Nice. Its first flag was a map of the region made of black and white pixels, and the next one (used at least from 1997) showed the map with each department in a different colour.
On 12 January 1999 the president of the regional council, Michel Vauzelle, presented a new flag, which replaced those using maps. It brought together the traditional symbols of the three territories. It is a flag of widespread use, but no rule defines it.
Before 1999 the region used two flags with maps, without historic symbols. The current one, with the three coats of arms, has not changed since 1999. Since 2018 the regional council has presented itself under the name “Région Sud”, though the official name of the region also includes Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur.
Yellow and red stripes
they are the traditional colours of Provence.
Blue dolphin on yellow
it is the emblem of the Dauphiné, an old Alpine province.
Red eagle on white
it is the eagle of the county of Nice, perched on rocks with waves.
The flag used at least from 1997 showed the map of the region with each department in a different colour. Three wavy blue lines represented the Mediterranean.
The first flag of the region was a map of the region made with black and white lines, looking like pixels.
The red and yellow stripes of Provence are associated with the counts of Barcelona, who ruled Provence between 1112 and 1245.
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Flag image: Diades, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0.
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