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|Nickname = Tricolore
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|Imagetext= [[Flag of France]]
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| Proportion = 2:3
| Adoption = 15 February 1794 |
|Design = A vertical [[tricolour (flag)|tricolour]] of blue, white, and red.
|Image2 =Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg
|Imagetext2= Unofficial flag used by several local authorities
|Nickname2 = Lö Mahavéli
|Use2 = {{FIAV|noflag}}
|Adoption2 = 2003
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|Image3 = Flag of Réunion (regional).png
|Imagetext3= Flag of the Regional Council of Réunion
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The '''flag of Réunion''' is the [[state flag|flag]] of the department of [[Réunion]]. The region uses the [[flag of France]], the [[national flag]] of the country. Although the [[decentralization]] of France installed a number of flags of the metropolitan regions, Réunion does not have a separate official flag. However, the [[Regional Council of Réunion]] does have a [[#Regional Council flag|flag]].


==Other flags==
Although the federal period installed a number of flags of metropolitan France, '''[[Réunion]]''' does not have a separate official flag.
===Lö Mahavéli===
The Vexillological Association of Réunion selected a flag in 2003. It depicts the volcano of [[Piton de la Fournaise|la Fournaise]], bedecked by gold sunbeams. It was designed in 1974 by Guy Pignolet with help of Jean Finck and Didier Finck who called it ''Lö Mahavéli'' but it really started to be promoted once the association chose it in 2003.<ref name="reunionweb.org">{{cite web|url=http://reunionweb.org/articles/2001/09/Patriotisme-et-drapeaux |title=Patriotisme et drapeaux |publisher=Reunionweb.org |access-date=2015-06-05}}</ref> It does not have official recognition but since 2014, it is flying outside or on top of many public buildings, like at the town halls of [[Saint-Denis, Réunion|Saint-Denis]] and [[Saint-Philippe]], after several city councils have taken the decision to do so.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.linfo.re/la-reunion/politique/644500-lo-maveli-adopte-a-saint-philippe|title=Lo Mavéli adopté à Saint-Philippe|work=[[Linfo.re]]|date=27 May 2014|access-date=5 June 2015}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Reunion (France): Flag proposals - FOTW|url=https://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/re!.html|date=Aug 12, 2020|website=Flags of the World (FOTW)|access-date=May 19, 2020}}</ref> The [[Regional indicator symbol|flag is included]] in many versions of [[emoji]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=🇷🇪 Flag for Réunion Emoji |url=https://emojipedia.org/flag-reunion/ |access-date=2022-03-23 |website=Emojipedia |language=en}}</ref>


===Regional council flag===
One flag was selected by the [[Vexillological]] [[Voluntary association|Association]] of [[Réunion]] in [[2003]]. It depicts the volcano of [[Piton de la Fournaise|Fournaise]], bedecked by gold sunbeams.
The [[Regional Council of Réunion]] uses a flag depicting a stylized representation of the island with the text "Region Reunion". Variants also exist which add the words "Valorisons nos atouts" (Let's value our strengths) in [[French language|French]] and five coloured squares to represent equality and diversity.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.regionreunion.com/actualite/toute-l-actualite/article/lancement-de-la-1ere-task-force-transition-energetique-de-la-commission-europeenne-a-la-reunion|title=Lancement de la 1ere Task Force Transition Énergétique de La Commission européenne à La Réunion|date=15 February 2018}}</ref><ref>https://regionreunion.com/</ref>


===Independentist flag===
Another proposed flag is pictured left.
Independentists and nationalists of Réunion also have their flag (green, yellow, red), created in 1986.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.iledelareunion.net/drapeaux-de-la-reunion.htm|title=Drapeaux de la Reunion - -|website=www.iledelareunion.net|access-date=2016-10-26|archive-date=22 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922080353/https://www.iledelareunion.net/drapeaux-de-la-reunion.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref> Green symbolizes the [[maroon (people)|marronage]], yellow symbolizes the working class and red symbolizes the period of slavery and indentured labour imposed by the French, struck by a yellow star with five points.


<gallery>
[[Image:ReunionRadiantVolcanoFlag.png|right|thumb|150px|Proposal by the Vexillological Association of Réunion]]
File:Proposed flag of Réunion (Nationalist movement).svg|Flag used by Réunion nationalists
File:Flag of Réunion (APDR proposal).svg|Proposed flag of Réunion by the Association for the Flag of Réunion (APDR)
File:Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg|Lö Mahavéli
Unofficial flag of Reunion (MLK).svg|Proposed flag of Réunion by the Mouvman Lantant Koudmin
File:Flag_of_R%C3%A9union_(regional).png|Flag of the Regional Council of Réunion
File:CR-Reunion-Drapeau.jpg|Flag of Réunion regional council, the EU and France
</gallery>
==See also==
* [[Coat of arms of Réunion]]


==References==
[[Image:Flag of Réunion (Local).svg|right|thumb|150px|Proposed flag for Réunion]]
{{Reflist}}
* [http://www.crwflags.com/fotw/flags/re!.html Article at Flags of the World]


==External links==
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Réunion
Flag of France
Tricolore
UseNational flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion2:3
Adopted15 February 1794
DesignA vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red.
Lö Mahavéli
Unofficial flag used by several local authorities
UseSmall vexillological symbol or pictogram in black and white showing the different uses of the flag
Adopted2003
Flag of the Regional Council of Réunion

The flag of Réunion is the flag of the department of Réunion. The region uses the flag of France, the national flag of the country. Although the decentralization of France installed a number of flags of the metropolitan regions, Réunion does not have a separate official flag. However, the Regional Council of Réunion does have a flag.

Other flags

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Lö Mahavéli

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The Vexillological Association of Réunion selected a flag in 2003. It depicts the volcano of la Fournaise, bedecked by gold sunbeams. It was designed in 1974 by Guy Pignolet with help of Jean Finck and Didier Finck who called it Lö Mahavéli but it really started to be promoted once the association chose it in 2003.[1] It does not have official recognition but since 2014, it is flying outside or on top of many public buildings, like at the town halls of Saint-Denis and Saint-Philippe, after several city councils have taken the decision to do so.[2][3] The flag is included in many versions of emoji.[4]

Regional council flag

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The Regional Council of Réunion uses a flag depicting a stylized representation of the island with the text "Region Reunion". Variants also exist which add the words "Valorisons nos atouts" (Let's value our strengths) in French and five coloured squares to represent equality and diversity.[5][6]

Independentist flag

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Independentists and nationalists of Réunion also have their flag (green, yellow, red), created in 1986.[7] Green symbolizes the marronage, yellow symbolizes the working class and red symbolizes the period of slavery and indentured labour imposed by the French, struck by a yellow star with five points.

  • Flag used by Réunion nationalists
    Flag used by Réunion nationalists
  • Proposed flag of Réunion by the Association for the Flag of Réunion (APDR)
    Proposed flag of Réunion by the Association for the Flag of Réunion (APDR)
  • Lö Mahavéli
    Lö Mahavéli
  • Proposed flag of Réunion by the Mouvman Lantant Koudmin
    Proposed flag of Réunion by the Mouvman Lantant Koudmin
  • Flag of the Regional Council of Réunion
    Flag of the Regional Council of Réunion
  • Flag of Réunion regional council, the EU and France
    Flag of Réunion regional council, the EU and France

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Patriotisme et drapeaux". Reunionweb.org. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  2. ^ "Lo Mavéli adopté à Saint-Philippe". Linfo.re. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  3. ^ "Reunion (France): Flag proposals - FOTW". Flags of the World (FOTW). 12 August 2020. Retrieved 19 May 2020.
  4. ^ "🇷🇪 Flag for Réunion Emoji". Emojipedia. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ^ "Lancement de la 1ere Task Force Transition Énergétique de La Commission européenne à La Réunion". 15 February 2018.
  6. ^ https://regionreunion.com/
  7. ^ "Drapeaux de la Reunion - -". www.iledelareunion.net. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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