This list includes flags that either have been in use or are currently used by France, French Overseas Collectivites, the Sui Generis Collectivity and the French Overseas Territory.
[1] It was established in 1985 and as part of the Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques operates under the authority of the Minister of Higher Education, Research and Innovation.
The Breton Vexillology Society holds a similar role within Brittany.
The cross is a symbol of the crusades These flags have a long tradition among French monarchists.
[7] Many cultural groups, which identify themselves mostly by language, use traditional flag of the regions of its origin.