Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label=Antillean Creole, Gwadloup, ) is an archipelago and overseas department and region of France in the Caribbean. It consists of six inhabited islands—Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Marie-Galante, La Désirade, and the ...
, an
overseas region
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and
department
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* Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility
Government and military
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of
France
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located in the
Caribbean
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, has no flag with official status other than the
French national flag.
Other flags
The French ''
tricolore'' is the official
national flag
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used in Guadeloupe.
In addition to the French flag, an inscribed regional logo on a white field is often used as regional flag, similar to the practice in
Mayotte
Mayotte (; french: Mayotte, ; Shimaore: ''Maore'', ; Kibushi: ''Maori'', ), officially the Department of Mayotte (french: Département de Mayotte), is an overseas department and region and single territorial collectivity of France. It is loc ...
and
Réunion
Réunion (; french: La Réunion, ; previously ''Île Bourbon''; rcf, label= Reunionese Creole, La Rényon) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas department and region of France. It is located approximately east of the island ...
. The
logo
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of Guadeloupe shows a stylized Sun and bird on a green and light blue square with the subscript ''REGION GUADELOUPE'' underlined in yellow.
A locally used unofficial flag, based on the coat of arms of Guadeloupe's capital
Basse-Terre
Basse-Terre (, ; ; gcf, label=Guadeloupean Creole, Bastè, ) is a commune in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Antilles. It is also the ''prefecture'' (capital city) of Guadeloupe. The city of Basse-Terre is located ...
has a black or red field with a 30-rayed yellow
sun
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and a green
sugarcane
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, and a blue stripe with three yellow
fleurs-de-lis
The fleur-de-lis, also spelled fleur-de-lys (plural ''fleurs-de-lis'' or ''fleurs-de-lys''), is a lily (in French, and mean 'flower' and 'lily' respectively) that is used as a decorative design or symbol.
The fleur-de-lis has been used in the ...
on the top.
The independentist
People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe
The People's Union for the Liberation of Guadeloupe (french: Union populaire pour la libération de la Guadeloupe, UPLG) is a far-left political party in the French overseas department of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe (; ; gcf, label= Antillean Cre ...
has proposed a national flag.
Gallery
See also
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Coat of arms of Guadeloupe
Guadeloupe, a ''région'' and overseas département of France in the Caribbean, does not have an official coat of arms, however an unofficial coat of arms and a government logo are sometimes used in a similar capacity.
Unofficial coat of arms
Gu ...
*
Flags of the regions of France
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List of political parties in Guadeloupe
References
External links
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Flags of Overseas France
Flag
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