Flag of France
Three equal vertical bands of blue, white and red, with blue at the hoist. The tricolour has no emblem.
What Does the Flag of France Mean?
Blue and red are the traditional colours of Paris, and white was the colour of the monarchy. The flag became a symbol of the French Revolution and inspired many tricolours around the world.
Main colours: redbluewhite
Flags That Look Like France’s
Netherlands. The Netherlands uses red, white and blue in horizontal bands.
Russia. Russia is horizontal white, blue and red.
Key Facts About France
| Official name | French Republic |
|---|---|
| Capital | Paris |
| Continent | Europe (Western Europe) |
| Land area | 551,695 km² — #48 of 195 |
| Languages | French |
| Currency | Euro |
| Flag colours | red, blue, white |
| Flag proportions | 2:3 (height:width) |
| Flag adopted | February 15, 1794 |
| ISO 3166-1 codes | FR / FRA / 250 |
Which Countries Border France?
France shares a land border with 8 countries:
Andorra — capital Andorra la Vella
Belgium — capital Brussels
Germany — capital Berlin
Italy — capital Rome
Luxembourg — capital Luxembourg
Monaco — capital Monaco
Spain — capital Madrid
Switzerland — capital Bern
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Other Countries in Europe
AlbaniaTirana- AndorraAndorra la Vella
AustriaVienna
BelarusMinsk- BelgiumBrussels
Bosnia and HerzegovinaSarajevo
BulgariaSofia
CroatiaZagreb
CyprusNicosia
CzechiaPrague
DenmarkCopenhagen
EstoniaTallinn
FinlandHelsinki- GermanyBerlin
GreeceAthens
HungaryBudapest
IcelandReykjavik
IrelandDublin- ItalyRome
LatviaRiga
LiechtensteinVaduz
LithuaniaVilnius- LuxembourgLuxembourg
MaltaValletta
MoldovaChișinău- MonacoMonaco
MontenegroPodgorica- NetherlandsAmsterdam
North MacedoniaSkopje
NorwayOslo
PolandWarsaw
PortugalLisbon
RomaniaBucharest- RussiaMoscow
San MarinoCity of San Marino
SerbiaBelgrade
SlovakiaBratislava
SloveniaLjubljana- SpainMadrid
SwedenStockholm- SwitzerlandBern
UkraineKyiv
United KingdomLondon
Vatican CityVatican City
Flag of France: FAQ
What does the flag of France look like?
Three equal vertical bands of blue, white and red, with blue at the hoist. The tricolour has no emblem.
What colours are on the flag of France?
The main colours are red, blue, white.
When was the flag of France adopted?
The current flag was adopted on February 15, 1794.
What is the capital of France?
The capital of France is Paris.
Which flags look like the flag of France?
The Netherlands uses red, white and blue in horizontal bands. Russia is horizontal white, blue and red.
Data Sources
Country names, capitals, area, languages, currencies and borders: the world-countries dataset (ODbL), based on ISO 3166-1 and ISO 4217. Flag image: public domain, via flagcdn.com. Flag colours and proportions are measured from the image.