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Flag of the department of Val-d’Oise

White, with a red stripe by the hoist and the “val d’oise” logo with a large red “V”: the institutional flag of the department, of 2003.

Flag of the department of Val-d’Oise
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.
Adopted
20031 January 2003 · 23 years ago
Colours
  • white
  • red
  • black
  • grey
Reference shades: the official one may vary slightly.
Coat of arms
YesIt carries the coat of arms on the cloth.

Take a closer look

  • Field

  • Stripe

  • Logo

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

It is a white rectangular field with a 2:3 ratio, with a vertical red stripe by the hoist and, in the centre, the logo of the department.

Field
white, plain; the field is the cloth of the flag.
Stripe
red and vertical by the hoist, the pole it is raised from; a stripe is a strip of colour.
Logo
a large red “V” with the words “val d'oise” and “le département”.

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 of Val-d’Oise is a white field with a vertical red stripe by the hoist, with the logo of the department in the centre. It carries no arms and no coat of arms.

How it came about

Val-d’Oise is a department of France. Its flag is not a coat of arms: it is a field carrying the graphic identity the institution uses as its brand.

How it has changed

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

What it means

  • Field

    white with a vertical red stripe by the hoist.

  • Logo

    the graphic identity of the departmental council.

  • No arms

    there are no arms, crown or helm.

Fun facts

  1. The only one with a coloured stripe

    Of all the logos, Val-d’Oise is the only one that adds a vertical red stripe by the pole. The rest are plain fields with the drawing centred.

  2. A red “V” on white

    The “V” of the logo is red on a white ground. In Vienne the initial is orange on blue: the same letter, inverted colours.

  3. The name with an apostrophe

    The department is written “val d’oise”, with an apostrophe. The logo respects that spelling, which is not the official form of the place name but a branding decision.

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Credits

Flag image: Germenfer, Wikimedia Commons · CC0.

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