List of Breton flags

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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in the traditional cultural region of Brittany, including the modern administrative region of the same name as well as the Loire-Atlantique department. Other flags used in Brittany, as well as the rest of France can be found at list of French flags.

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Regional flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg 1923 Flag of Brittany reg Nine horizontal stripes alternating black and white with an ermine canton (sable, four bars argent, a canton ermine). [1]
Flag of the Region of Bretagne.svg 2005Logo variant of the flag of BrittanyLogo on a white background.

City and town flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Begard.svg Flag of Bégard
Flag of Belle-Ile-en-Mer (2).svg Flag of Belle-Île-en-Mer
Flag of Binic.svg Flag of Binic
Drapeau Brehand.svg Flag of Bréhand
Brest flag.svg
Banniel Brest (18vet kantved).svg
Banniel Brest (16vet kantved).svg
Banniel Brest (15vet kantved).svg
Flag of Brest
Flag of Chateaugiron.svg Flag of Châteaugiron
Flag of Chateauneuf-du-Faou.svg Flag of Châteauneuf-du-Faou
Flag of Combourg.svg Flag of Combourg
Flag of Concarneau.svg Flag of Concarneau
Flag of Dinan.svg Flag of Dinan
Flag of Dinard (1905-1998).svg 1905–1998, 2014–presentFlag of Dinard [2]
Drapeau de Dinard.svg 1998–2014
Flag of Dol-de-Bretagne.svg 1988–presentFlag of Dol-de-Bretagne [3]
Flag of Donges.svg Flag of Donges
Flag of Etables-sur-Mer.svg Flag of Étables-sur-Mer
Flag of Evran.svg Flag of Évran
Flag of Fouesnant, France.svg Flag of Fouesnant
Flag of Fougeres.svg Flag of Fougères
Banniel Gwenrann.svg Flag of Guérande
Flag of Guerlesquin.svg Flag of Guerlesquin
Flag of Guingamp.svg Flag of Guingamp
Drapeau hillion.svg Flag of Hillion
Flag of Hoedic.svg Flag of Hœdic
Flag of Huelgoat.svg Flag of Huelgoat
Banniel Enez Vaz.svg Flag of Île de Batz
Banniel Enez Sun.svg Flag of Île de Sein
Drapeau du Village de d'Indre.jpg 2025–presentFlag of Indre [4]
Flag of La Forest-Landerneau.svg Flag of La Forest-Landerneau [5]
Flag of Landerneau.svg Flag of Landerneau
Flag of Landivisiau.svg Flag of Landivisiau
Drapeau Lannion.svg Flag of Lannion
Flag of Le Juch.svg 1999–presentFlag of Le Juch
Flag of Lorient.svg Flag of Lorient
Flag of Merdrignac.svg Flag of Merdrignac
Flag of Mordelles.svg Flag of Mordelles
Flag of Mur-de-Bretagne.svg Flag of Mûr-de-Bretagne
Drapeau de Nantes.svg Flag of Nantes
Flag of Nort-sur-Erdre.svg Flag of Nort-sur-Erdre
Flag of Paimpol.svg Flag of Paimpol
Flag of Plancoet.svg Flag of Plancoët
Drapeau Pledran.svg Flag of Plédran
Drapeau Plerin.svg Flag of Plérin
Flag of Plomelin.svg Flag of Plomelin
Flag of Pont-l'Abbe.svg Flag of Pont-l'Abbé
Flag of Pontrieux.svg Flag of Pontrieux
Flag of Port-Louis.svg Flag of Port-Louis
Flag of Pouldergat.svg Flag of Pouldergat
Flag of Redon.gif Flag of Redon
Drapeau Rennes.svg Flag of Rennes
Flag of Reze.svg Flag of Rezé
Drapeau de Rostrenen.svg Flag of Rostrenen
Drapeau Saint-Brieuc.svg Flag of Saint-Brieuc
Drapeau de Saint-Malo (20e siecle).svg Flag of Saint-Malo
Drapeau de Saint-Nazaire.svg Flag of Saint-Nazaire
Flag-Saint-Pol-de-Leon.svg Flag of Saint-Pol-de-Léon
Flag of Saint-Quay-Portrieux 02.svg Flag of Saint-Quay-Portrieux
Flag of Treveneuc.svg Flag of Tréveneuc
Flag of Ushant.svg Flag of Ushant
Drapeau de Vannes.svg Flag of Vannes
Drapeau Yffiniac.svg Flag of Yffiniac

Traditional regions

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag-Pays-Cornouaille.png 1996–presentFlag of Cornouaille A white ram on a blue field.
Banniel Bro Leon.svg 1996–presentFlag of Léon A black lion rampant on an orange field.
Banniel Bro Zol.svg 1996–presentFlag of Pays de Dol A white-and-red quartered field with three black ermine spots in each of the white quarters.
Banniel Bro Zol eeun.svg A simplified version of the flag without the ermine spots.
Flag of Pays Nantais (Bro Naoned) - blue.svg
Flag of Pays Nantais (Bro Naoned) - green.svg
Flag of Pays Nantais
Bandera Pays Rennes.svg
Flag-Pays-Rennais.png
Flag of Pays Rennais
Flag-Pays-Briochin.png Flag of Pays de Saint-Brieuc
Flag-Pays-Malouin.png 2006–presentFlag of Pays de Saint-Malo A black cross outlined in gold, with red fields in the first and fourth quarters, and white fields containing three black ermine spots each in the second and third quarters.
Bandera Pays Malouin.png 1996–2006
Banniel Bro Dreger 1998.svg 1998–presentFlag of Trégor A black cross overlaid with a red wyvern, on an orange field.
Banniel Bro Dreger 1996.svg 1996–1998A black cross on a yellow field, with a black alerion in each quarter.
Bandera Bro Ereg.svg
Banniel Bro Gwened 1.0.svg
Flag of Vannetais

Traditional districts

FlagDateUseDescription
Pays d'Ancenis Flag.svg
Pays d'Ancenis traditional district flag.svg
Flag of Pays d'Ancenis [6]
Aven traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays de l'Aven [6]
Pays de Baud District Flag.svg Flag of Pays de Baud [6]
Belle-Ile-en-Mer traditional district flag.svg Flag of Belle-Île-en-Mer [6]
Bidar District Flag.svg Flag of Pays Bidar [6]
Pays Bigouden traditional district flag.svg 1996–presentFlag of Pays Bigouden [6]
Pays de Calanhel traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays de Calanhel [6]
Cap Sizun traditional district flag.svg Flag of Cap Sizun [6]
Chtou District Flag.svg Flag of Chtou [6]
Clos Poulet traditional district flag.svg Flag of Clos Poulet [6]
Clos Ratel traditional district flag.svg Flag of Clos Ratel [6]
Coglais District Flag.svg Flag of Coglais [6]
Dardoup traditional district flag.svg Flag of Dardoup [6]
Pays Fanch traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays Fañch [6]
Fisel District Flag.svg Flag of Fisel [6]
Pays Fouesnantais traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays Fouesnantais [6]
Pays Glazik traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays Glazik [6]
Goelo traditional district flag.svg 2009–presentFlag of Goëlo [6]
Pays de Guerande Flag.svg
Pays Guerandais traditional district flag.svg
Flag of Pays de Guérande [6]
Pays Guerchais traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays Guerchais [6]
Kernevodez traditional district flag.svg Flag of Kernevodez [6]
Kost ar C'hoed traditional district flag.svg Flag of Kost ar C'hoed [6]
Bas-Leon traditional district flag.svg Flag of Bas-Léon [6]
Haut-Leon traditional district flag.svg Flag of Haut-Léon [6]
Pays de Lorient traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays de Lorient [6]
Pays de Loudeac District Flag.svg Flag of Pays de Loudéac [6]
Pays de la Mee traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays de la Mée [6]
Pays Mitaud District Flag.svg Flag of Pays Mitaud [6]
Pays Pagan traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays Pagan [6]
Penn Sardin traditional district flag.svg Flag of Penn Sardin [6]
Penthievre traditional district flag.svg Flag of Penthièvre [6]
Plinn traditional district flag.svg Flag of Plinn [6]
Plougastel District Flag.svg Flag of Plougastel [6]
Poher traditional district flag.svg 1997–presentFlag of Poher [6]
Pays de Pontivy traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays de Pontivy [6]
Porhoet District Flag.svg Flag of Porhoët [6]
Poudouvre traditional district flag.svg Flag of Poudouvre [6]
Pays Pourlet traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays Pourlet [6]
Presqu'ile de Crozon District Flag.svg Flag of Presqu'île de Crozon [6]
Presqu'ile de Rhuys traditional district flag.svg Flag of Presqu'île de Rhuys [6]
Pays de Redon traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays de Redon [6]
Pays de Retz traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays de Retz [6]
Pays Rouzig traditional district flag.svg Flag of Pays Rouzig [6]
Vannetais Oriental traditional district flag.svg Flag of Vannetais Oriental [6]
Vendelais traditional district flag.svg Flag of Vendelais [6]
Vignoble Nantais traditional district flag.svg Flag of Vignoble Nantais [6]

Landforms

FlagDateUseDescription
Flag of Briere.svg Flag of Brière [6]

Landmarks

FlagDateUseDescription
Pennant of the Chateau de Clisson.svg Flag flown at the Château de Clisson [7] A pennant divided into two horizontal stripes of red and yellow.
Flag of the House of Rohan-Chabot.svg Flag flown at the Château de Josselin A banner of arms of the House of Rohan-Chabot.
Flag of Chateau de Tonquedec.svg Flag flown at the Château de Tonquédec [8]
Flag of the House of Goyon de Matignon.svg Flag flown at the Fort-la-Latte [9] A banner of arms of the House of Goyon de Matignon.

Political flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Drapeau du collectif Ai'ta.svg 2005–presentFlag of Ai'ta!
Tarz an deiz.jpg 2001–presentFlag of Adsav
Bonnets Rouges flag.svg 2013Flag of the Bonnets Rouges A red field divided by a white saltire, with a red disk in the centre of the saltire and four white ermine spots sticking out of the disk, arranged like a compass rose. [10]
Flag of the association bretonne du Pays de Fougeres.svg Flag of the Breton Association of the Pays de Fougères
Bandera de Strollad Kommunaur Breizh.svg 1971–1980Flag of the Breton Communist Party
Flag of the Union Democratique Bretonne.svg 1964–Flag of the Breton Democratic Union
Banniel stollad broadel breizh.svg 1931–1944Flag of the Breton National Party
Breton Regionalist Union Flag.svg 1907Flag of the Breton Regionalist Union
Breton Vexillological Society Flag.svg 1996–presentFlag of the Breton Vexillological Society
Flag of Strollad ar Vro.svg 1970sFlag of Strollad ar Vro A blue ermine spot in a white disk on a blue field.

Association flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Banniel tudjentil breizh.svg 2007–presentFlag of Association of Breton Nobility

Scouting flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Bleimor Scouting flag.svg
Bleimor Scouting flag ermine.svg
1946-1962Flag of Bleimor
Banniel urz goanag breiz.svg 1943-?Flag of Urz Goanag Breiz

Religious flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Banniel sant Erwan.svg Flag of Saint Ivo A black engrailed cross on an orange field, with a black alerion in each quarter.
Flag of the Saint-John's Order in Brittany.svg Flag of the Sovereign Order of St. John of Jerusalem, Knights Hospitaller - Priory of Brittany

Historical flags

FlagDateUseDescription
Drapeau-banniere-dragon.svg 5th–11th CenturyRed Dragon Banner
Banniel Breizh 1.0.svg 13th–16th Century Kroaz Du
13th–14th CenturyBreton Army flag and ensign
Breton Army Flag and Ensign (14th-16th Centuries).svg 14th–16th CenturyBreton Army flag and ensign
Drapeau de la province de Bretagne (1532).svg 1532–1547Flag of the Duchy of Brittany
Regiment-bretagne-1658-1740.svg 1651–1740Flag of the Brittany Regiment

See also

Notes

References

  1. "Brittany (Traditional province, France)".
  2. "Municipalité. Un nouveau drapeau". Le Télégramme. 18 September 2014. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  3. "Dol-de-Bretagne. The Melen Ha Glaz flag and its symbols". Maville. 4 August 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2024.
  4. Christopher Eby (2 December 2024). "France's Indre Chooses New Flag Following Public Vote". The Flag Chronicle. Retrieved 1 July 2025.
  5. "Les élèves de Sainte-Anne ont rencontré le maire". Le Télégramme. 17 December 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2024.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 "Flags of the traditional countries of Brittany". Geobreizh.bzh. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
  7. "Agence du Château" . Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  8. Ivan Sache (31 July 2016). "Tonquédec (Municipality, Côtes-d'Armor, France): Flag of the castle of Tonquédec". Flags of the World. Retrieved 15 October 2022.
  9. "Drapeau". Château de La Roche Goyon / Fort La Latte. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
  10. Ivan Sache and Fabien Antoine (13 April 2014). "Bonnets Rouges (Protest movement, Brittany, France)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 18 October 2022.