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The flags of French Regions, Departments and territories are for the most part based on the coat of arms of the provinces of the Ancien Régime. Most of them bear no legal status, as territorial collectivities usually fly flags emblazoned with their logos.

	Flag
Alsace	Historical	Rot un Wiss (« red and white ») Based on the flag of Reichsland Elsaß-Lothringen. Created in 1912, it was forbidden between the two world wars. It is widely used by regionalist and autonomist movements.
	Historical	Based on the coat of arms of Upper-Alsace and Lower-Alsace. Created in 1949, it is still sometimes used by official establishments, such as the Gendarmerie.
	Current	Based on the coat of arms of Upper-Alsace and Lower-Alsace. It is the flag used by the Alsace Regional Council since 1990.
	Departments	Unofficial flag of Bas-Rhin. Based on the coat of arms of Lower-Alsace.
	Departments	Unofficial flag of Haut-Rhin. Based on the coat of arms of Upper-Alsace.
Aquitaine	Historical	Based on the coat of arms of the Duchy of Aquitaine. It is not officially in use.
	Department	Unofficial flag of Dordogne.
Auvergne	Historical	Based on the coat of arms of the Duchy of Auvergne. It is not officially in use.
	Departements	Unofficial flag of Allier.
		Unofficial flag of Cantal.
		Unofficial flag of Puy-de-Dôme.
Bourgogne (Burgundy)	Historical	Based on the coat of arms of the Dukes of Burgundy. It is not officially in use.
	Departements	Unofficial flag of Côte-d'Or.
		Unofficial flag of Saône-et-Loire.
		Unofficial flag of Yonne.
Bretagne (Brittany)	Historical	Flag of the Duchy of Brittany.
		Kroaz du (« black cross »). Naval flag of the Duchy of Brittany.
		Flag sometimes flown within the Duchy of Brittany.
	Current	Gwenn ha Du (« white and black »). Created between 1923 and 1925, based on the flag of the United States. The white lines represent the regions of Lower Brittany (Léon, Trégor, Cornouaille, Vannetais), the black lines the regions of Upper Brittany (Rennais, Nantais, Dolois, Malouin, Penthièvre). It is widely in use.
	Departements	Unofficial flag of Côte-d'Armor.
		Unofficial flag of Finistère.
		Unofficial flag of Ille-et-Vilaine.
		Unofficial flag of Morbihan.
Centre-Val de Loire	Historical	Flag of Orléanais, one of the Ancien Régime province that was merged with the others to form Centre-Val de Loire.
		Flag of Berry, one of the Ancien Régime province that was merged with the others to form Centre-Val de Loire.
		Flag of Touraine, one of the Ancien Régime province that was merged with the others to form Centre-Val de Loire.
	Current	Unofficial flag created from the merging of the flags of Orléanais, Berry and Touraine.
	Departements	Unofficial flag of Cher.
		Unofficial flag of Indre-et-Loire.
		Unofficial flag of Loiret.