Flag of FRANCE
A high qality image of
the France Flag

The flag of France was adopted on May 17, 1853.
The flag is a tricolor flag that contains three
vertical bands which are colored, blue, white and
red. The colors blue and red are the colors of
Paris and white was the color of the Bourbon
Dynasty. They are often associated with the ideas
of the French Revolution like liberty, equality and
fraternity. The colors are also said to represent
the three Ancients Regime. The blue represents the
bourgeoisie, the white stands for the clergy and
the red symbolizes nobility.
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