French tricolour

E26276

flag national flag

The French tricolour is the national flag of France, featuring three vertical bands of blue, white, and red that have become a global symbol of republicanism and liberty.

Aliases (11)

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	flag → national flag →
adopted	1794-02-15 →
adoptionContext	French Revolution →
alsoKnownAs	French national flag → Tricolore français → drapeau tricolore → flag of France →
associatedEvent	French Revolution → Storming of the Bastille →
associatedIdeology	liberalism → nationalism → republicanism →
bandOrder	blue-white-red →
blueBandPosition	hoist side →
capitalDisplay	Paris →
color	blue → red → white →
constitutionalArticle	Article 2 of the French Constitution of the Fifth Republic →
country	France →
design	three vertical bands →
displayedOn	public buildings in France →
emblemOf	French citizenship → French identity → French sovereignty →
historicalPredecessor	royal white flag of France →
inspiredOtherFlags	flag of Chad → flag of Ireland → flag of Italy → flag of Luxembourg → flag of Romania → flag of the Netherlands (tricolour concept) →
legalStatus	defined in the French Constitution →
pattern	vertical tricolour →
proportion	2:3 →
status	official national emblem of France →
symbolizes	French Republic → citizenship → liberty → national unity → republicanism →
usedAs	civil flag of France → naval ensign of France → state flag of France →
usedBy	French armed forces → French diplomatic missions → French government →

Referenced by (21)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Free France ("Tricolour with Cross of Lorraine") → French Algeria ("Flag of France") → French Empire ("Tricolour of France") → French Second Republic ("tricolour flag of France") → French Third Republic ("Flag of France") →	flag
French tricolour ("flag of France") → French tricolour ("French national flag") → French tricolour ("Tricolore français") → French tricolour ("drapeau tricolore") →	alsoKnownAs
AEF ("Flag of France") → French Morocco →	flagUsed
Embassy of France in Washington, D.C. ("Tricolour flag of France") → July Revolution in France ("tricolour flag of France") →	symbol
Bastille Day ("French tricolour flag") →	associatedWith
French Air Force roundel ("flag of France") →	basedOn
flag of Italy →	designInfluence
Le Quatorze Juillet ("Tricolour of France") →	flagDisplayed
Norwegian flag →	inspiredBy
French tricolour ("civil flag of France") →	usedAs
Standard of the President of France →	usesDesignElement
flag of the President of the French Republic (historical variants) →	usesElement