The Société française de vexillologie (''French Society of Vexillology''), or SFV, is a free, non-profit

association Association may refer to: *Club (organization), an association of two or more people united by a common interest or goal *Trade association, an organization founded and funded by businesses that operate in a specific industry *Voluntary associatio ...

vexillology Vexillology ( ) is the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags or, by extension, any interest in flags in general.Smith, Whitney. ''Flags Through the Ages and Across the World'' New York: McGraw-Hill, 1975. Print. The word is a synthe ...

and heraldry enthusiasts of

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. The centre aims principally at promoting the study of the history, symbolism and usage of flags, and preserving related documents. It was founded in 1985 in

Paris Paris () is the Capital city, capital and List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), ma ...

and is a FIAV member since 1991. The organization has an official, six-monthly,

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called ''Drapeaux et Pavillons'', reserved to its members.

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International Federation of Vexillological Associations Organizations established in 1985 Educational organizations based in France Charities based in France 1985 establishments in France {{Europe-flag-stub

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