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Flag of the department of Vienne

Blue, with a thin white line and the “la Vienne” logo: an orange “V” in the shape of a heart. It has been the institutional flag of the council since 2015.

Flag of the department of Vienne
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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
201519 June 2015 · 11 years ago
Colours
  • blue
  • white
  • orange
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

  • Thin white line

  • Logo

  • Colours

How it is described

The flag in the words of vexillology and heraldry.

Vexillological description

It is a blue rectangular field with a 2:3 ratio, with a thin white line at one third from the hoist (the pole) and the logo of the department in the remaining two thirds, towards the fly (the free edge).

Field (the cloth)
blue and plain, with no divisions.
Thin white line
a narrow vertical line separating the third by the hoist from the rest of the field.
Logo
an orange “V” in the shape of a heart, over the words “la vienne” and “Le Département”.
Colours
blue, white and orange.

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 Vienne is a blue field, with the logo of the department in the centre. It carries no arms and no coat of arms.

How it came about

Vienne 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

    blue.

  • Logo

    the graphic identity of the departmental council.

  • No arms

    there are no arms, crown or helm.

Fun facts

  1. A line separating a third

    The field has a thin white line at one third from the hoist. The third between the line and the hoist is empty: the logo occupies only the remaining two thirds.

  2. The orange heart-shaped “V”

    The initial of the department is orange and shaped like a heart. It is a typographic device: the letter is at once initial and figure.

  3. Orange on blue

    The orange “V” sits on a blue ground. In Val-d’Oise the “V” is red on white: the same letter, with inverted colours.

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Credits

Flag image: Germenfer, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0.

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