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The official
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of
Wallis and Futuna Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands (; french: Wallis-et-Futuna or ', Fakauvea and Fakafutuna: '), is a French island collectivity in the South Pacific, situated between Tuvalu to the northwest, Fiji ...
is the French national flag, as it is a French territory. Wallis and Futuna has a locally used unofficial flag which bears the French flag in the canton.


Description

The unofficial flag of Wallis and Futuna features a red
saltire A saltire, also called Saint Andrew's Cross or the crux decussata, is a heraldic symbol in the form of a diagonal cross, like the shape of the letter X in Roman type. The word comes from the Middle French ''sautoir'', Medieval Latin ''saltator ...
on a white square, which in turn is placed on a red field (alternatively, a larger white
cross pattée A cross pattée, cross patty or cross paty, also known as a cross formy or cross formée (french: croix pattée, german: Tatzenkreuz), is a type of Christian cross with arms that are narrow at the centre, and often flared in a curve or straight ...
is used). The cross is shifted a little off centre toward the
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(outer edge). The cross pattée is also shifted slightly downwards. The flag of France outlined in white on two sides is in the upper hoist quadrant. This flag is used to represent Wallis and Fatuna at events such as the
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. For official occasions, the French flag is used.


Subdivision flags

The three constituent kingdoms of Wallis and Futuna have separate
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Historical flags


See also

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Flag of France The national flag of France (french: link=no, drapeau français) is a tricolour featuring three vertical bands coloured blue ( hoist side), white, and red. It is known to English speakers as the ''Tricolour'' (), although the flag of Irelan ...
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Coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna The unofficial coat of arms of Wallis and Futuna consists of elements from the unofficial flag of Wallis and Futuna featuring a red saltire on a white square, which in turn is placed on a red field (alternatively, a larger white cross pattée is us ...


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