Article 2 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic

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Article 2 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic is the provision that defines key symbols and principles of the French Republic, including its national emblem, motto, and official language.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of constitution
constitutional provision
adoptedIn 1958
appliesTo Metropolitan France
surface form: metropolitan France

overseas territories of France
territory of the French Republic
basisFor constitutional review of language-related legislation
cameIntoForceWith Constitution of 4 October 1958
constitutionalRank supreme law within French legal hierarchy
country France
defines national anthem of France
national emblem of France
national flag of France
national motto of France
official language of the French Republic
principle of democracy
principle of government of the people, by the people and for the people
principle of indivisibility of the Republic
principle of laïcité
principle of national sovereignty
principle of social Republic
principles of the French Republic
symbols of the French Republic
governs use of French as official language in public institutions
influences French language policy
regulation of regional and minority languages in France
jurisdiction French Republic
language French
legalNature norm of constitutional value
legalStatus in force
legalSystem French constitutional law
mentions French language
La Marseillaise
Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
indivisible, laïque, démocratique et sociale
tricolour flag
partOf Constitution of the Fifth Republic
surface form: Constitution of the French Fifth Republic
relatedTo Article 1 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic
Article 3 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic
states The language of the Republic is French
The motto of the Republic is Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité
La Marseillaise
surface form: The national anthem is La Marseillaise

The national emblem of France is the tricolour flag, blue, white, red
The principle of the Republic is: government of the people, by the people and for the people
subjectOf interpretations by the Constitutional Council of France
topic constitutional principles of the French Republic
national symbols of France

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French tricolour constitutionalArticle Article 2 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic