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Flag of Department of Aube

The flag of Aube (France) brings together the bend of Champagne with gold borders and a wavy chief: the river that gives the department its name.

Flag of Department of Aube
Coat of arms

The flag, in figures

Every fact about the flag, each with what it means.

Proportions
2:33 wide for every 2 high. 989 flags in the catalogue share it.
Properties
Normal flagFIAV symbol: the form of the flag.
Use
CivilFIAV symbol: who may fly the flag.
Colours
  • Blue
  • White
  • Yellow
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.
12

Take a closer look

  1. The blue field

  2. 1

    The white band

  3. 2

    The cotises

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

It is a rectangular field with a 2:3 ratio, blue, with a white bend crossing it diagonally and, at the top, the “chief” —the stripe at the top —yellow and with a wavy edge. There is no drawn coat of arms: the arms of the department go directly onto the cloth, and that flag is called an armorial banner.

Bend
white, corner to corner, with a gold fillet on each side ending in zigzag.
Chief
yellow, it takes up the top and its lower edge waves.
Field
blue across the rest, with no divisions or border.
Colours
blue, white and yellow.

What it carries

Each element and how many of the 1,390 flags in the catalogue carry it. In yellow, the rarest.

The full story

How it was born, how it has changed and what it means.

The flag associated with Aube is a blue field with a white bend on the diagonal and a yellow chief with a wavy edge at the top.

How it came about

Aube is a department in north-eastern France. Its flag is an armorial banner: the arms of the department go directly onto the cloth, with no coat of arms on top.

How it has changed

It has never changed. No approval date is recorded.

What it means

  • Blue

    the background of the field.

  • White bend

    corner to corner, with a gold fillet on each side ending in zigzag.

  • Chief

    yellow, at the top, with a wavy edge.

Fun facts

  1. The wavy chief

    The upper yellow stripe is not straight: its lower edge waves, just as the white bend crosses the field. They are two ways of drawing water.

  2. The zigzag fillets

    The bend carries a gold fillet on each side with zigzag ends. The detail is what distinguishes it from those of other departments.

  3. With no coat of arms on top

    It is an armorial banner. The coat of arms does not appear as a drawing on top of the field: its pieces sit directly on the cloth.

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