List of flags of Brussels

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This is a list of flags of Brussels, including symbolic regional and sub-regional flags, standards and banners used exclusively in Brussels.

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Regional flag

FlagDateUseDescriptionNote
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region.svg 9 January 2015–Present Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region Stylized yellow, grey and white iris on a blue background [1] [2]
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region Variant 2.svg Stylized yellow, grey and blue iris on a white background.à
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region Variant 3.svg Stylized blue, grey and white iris on a yellow background.
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region Variant 4.svg Stylized yellow, blue and white iris on a grey background.
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region Variant 5.svg Stylized black and white iris on a white background.
Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region Variant 6.svg Stylized black and white iris on a black background.

Community Commissions

FlagDateUseDescriptionNote
Flag Belgium brussels.svg Flag of the Common Community Commission A white bordered yellow iris on a blue background.
Flag of the Flemish Community Commission.svg 1992–PresentFlag of the Flemish Community Commission A black lion, red clawed and tongued on a yellow background, with a blue vertical stripe along the brocade with a yellow iris with a white border in the brocade top. The flag of the Flemish Community Commission is based on the former flag of the Brussels-Capital Region and the flag of Flanders. [3]
Flag of the French Community Commission.svg Flag of the French Community Commission Quartered 1. and 4. yellow with a red cock 2. and 3. blue with a yellow iris with a white border. The flag of the Flemish Community Commission is based on the former flag of the Brussels-Capital Region and the flag of Wallonia. [3]

Municipalities

FlagDateUseDescriptionNote
Flag of Anderlecht.svg Flag of the Municipality of Anderlecht Two equally long strips of blue and yellow. [4]
Oudergem Belgium.svg 6 January 1925–PresentFlag of the Municipality of Auderghem Divided into three fields, blue (upper left half), green (lower left half) and red (right half). [5]
Flag of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe.svg 18 December 2008–PresentFlag of the Municipality of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Quartered of white and green. [6]
Brussel vlag.svg 1930s–PresentFlag of the City of Brussels Two equally long strips of green and red with a yellow St Michael's at the centre. [7]
Flag of Etterbeek.svg Flag of the Municipality of Etterbeek Two equally long strips of blue and white. [8]
Flag of Evere.svg Flag of the Municipality of Evere Right beveled in four lanes of white and green. [9]
Flag of Vorst.svg Flag of the Municipality of Forest Two equally long strips of green and white. [10]
Flag of Ganshoren.svg Flag of the Municipality of Ganshoren Two equally long strips of red and white. [11]
Flag of Elsene.svg Flag of the Municipality of Ixelles Two equally long strips of green and white. [12]
Flag of Jette.svg Flag of the Municipality of Jette Two equally long strips of blue and yellow. [13]
Flag of Koekelberg.svg 1984–1995,

?–Present

Flag of the Municipality of Koekelberg Two equally long strips of green and white. [14]
Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Belgium.svg Flag of the Municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Two equally long strips of blue and yellow. [15]
Flag of Saint-Gilles-lez-Bruxelles.svg Flag of the Municipality of Saint-Gilles Two equally long strips of blue and yellow. [16]
Flag of Sint-Josse-ten-Noode.svg Flag of the Municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Two equally long strips of blue and red. [17]
Schaerbeek Belgium.svg Flag of the Municipality of Schaerbeek Two equally long strips of green and white. [18] [19]
Flag of Uccle.svg Flag of the Municipality of Uccle Two equally long strips of blue and white. [20]
Flag of Watermael-Boitsfort.svg Flag of the Municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort Two equally long strips of blue and white. [21]
Bandera Woluwe St Lambert.svg Flag of the Municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Two equally long strips of black and of white. [22]
Flag of Sint-Pieters-Woluwe.svg Flag of the Municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Two equally long strips of green and white. [23]

Universities

FlagDateUseDescriptionNote
Copyrighted flag.svg Flag of the Université Libre de Bruxelles Seal of the ULB on a white background. [7]
Copyrighted flag.svg 19 March 1970 – PresentFlag of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Coat of arms of the VUB on a white background. [24]

Historical

Regional

FlagDateUseDescriptionNote
Flag Belgium brussels.svg 16 May 1991 – 9 January 2015 Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region A white bordered yellow iris on a blue background. [25] [26]

Municipal

FlagDateUseDescription
Former flag of Brussels (c. 1900, version 1).gif 1900sFlag of the City of Brussels Two equally long strips of green and red. [7]
Former flag of Brussels (c. 1900, version 2).gif 1900sTwo equally long strips of green and red. [7]
Former flag of Brussels (c. 1930).gif 1930sA green border on a red background. [7]
Old municipal flag of Koekelberg (1841-1984).gif 1841–1984Flag of the Municipality of Koekelberg Two equally long strips of green and pink. [14]
Vlag van Koekelberg.png 1995–? [14]
Flag of Laeken (Belgium).svg ?–30 March 1921Flag of the Municipality of Laeken A yellow field with two stripes in blue.

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