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List of French flags |
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This is a list of flags that are used exclusively in Occitanie. Other flags used in Occitania, as well as the rest of France can be found at list of French flags.
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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- | Flag of Occitania | A red banner with the cross of Toulouse. [1] | |
- | Flag of Occitania | A red banner with the cross of Toulouse. Version with star [2] | |
- | Flag of Occitania | Provence (i.e. Occitania) flag with the Félibrige star [3] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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2016 | Flag of Occitanie (Registered by the French Society of Vexillology) [4] | A red banner with the regional symbol. [5] |
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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Flag of Ariège | |||
Flag of Aude | |||
Flag of Aveyron | |||
Flag of Gard | |||
Flag of Gers | |||
Flag of Haute-Garonne | |||
Flag of Hautes-Pyrénées | |||
Flag of Hérault | |||
Flag of Lot | |||
Flag of Lozère | |||
Flag of Pyrénées-Orientales | |||
Flag of Tarn | |||
Flag of Tarn-et-Garonne | |||
Flag | Date | Use | Description |
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778-1271 | Flag of the County of Toulouse | ||
1956-2016 | Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon | ||
1956-2016 | Flag of the Midi-Pyrénées | ||
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