This gallery of French coats of arms shows the coats of arms of the

Provinces A province is almost always an administrative division within a country or state. The term derives from the ancient Roman '' provincia'', which was the major territorial and administrative unit of the Roman Empire's territorial possessions ou ...

Regions In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, and

Departments of France In the administrative divisions of France, the department (french: département, ) is one of the three levels of government under the national level (" territorial collectivities"), between the administrative regions and the communes. Ninety ...

, and of certain French cities. They are used to visually identify historical and present-day regions, as well as cities, within France.

National

The coat of arms of the French Republic is not the subject of any law. Article 2 of the Constitution of France states that the only official emblem of the country is the tricolor flag. However, diplomatic emblems are used. A first version was created in 1905 and later used to represent France at the

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, but it is now outdated. A second version, featuring an uncommon pelta (bouclier en forme de croissant Peltast#pelte) shield and oak leaves, is today widely used by the Presidency of the Republic and by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. This version appears on the cover of

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s. Coat of arms of the French Republic.svg, Unofficial Arms of the French Republic.svg, Unofficial Armoiries république française.svg, Unofficial ( current diplomatic emblem)

Regions

Image:BlasonAuvergneRhôneAlpes.svg, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Image:BlasonBourgogneFrancheComté.svg,

Bourgogne-Franche-Comté Bourgogne-Franche-Comté (; , sometimes abbreviated BFC; Arpitan: ''Borgogne-Franche-Comtât'') is a region in Eastern France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions, from a merger of Burgundy and Franche-Comté. The new region ...

Image:BlasonBretagne.svg, Bretagne Image:BlasonCentre.svg, Centre-Val de Loire Image:Arms of Corsica.svg,

Corse Corsica ( , Upper , Southern ; it, Corsica; ; french: Corse ; lij, Còrsega; sc, Còssiga) is an island in the Mediterranean Sea and one of the Regions of France, 18 regions of France. It is the fourth-largest island in the Mediterranean and ...

Image:Blason du Grand Est en écu.svg,

Grand Est Grand Est (; gsw-FR, Grossa Oschta; Moselle Franconian/ lb, Grouss Osten; Rhine Franconian: ''Groß Oschte''; german: Großer Osten ; en, "Great East") is an administrative region in Northeastern France. It superseded three former administra ...

Image:Escutcheon fr region Hauts-de-France.svg, Hauts-de-France Image:BlasonIledeFrance.svg,

Île-de-France The Île-de-France (, ; literally "Isle of France") is the most populous of the eighteen regions of France. Centred on the capital Paris, it is located in the north-central part of the country and often called the ''Région parisienne'' (; en, Pa ...

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Normandy Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...

Image:BlasonNouvelleAquitaine.svg,

Nouvelle-Aquitaine Nouvelle-Aquitaine (; oc, Nòva Aquitània or ; eu, Akitania Berria; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Novéle-Aguiéne'') is the largest administrative region in France, spanning the west and southwest of the mainland. The region was created by ...

File:Arms of the French Region of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg,

Occitanie Occitanie may refer to: *Occitania, a region in southern France called ''Occitanie'' in French *Occitania (administrative region) Occitania ( ; french: Occitanie ; oc, Occitània ; ca, Occitània ) is the southernmost administrative region of ...

Image:BlasonPaysdelaLoire.svg, Pays de la Loire Image:Arms of the French Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.svg, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur Image:BlasonGuadeloupe.svg, Guadeloupe Image:BlasonMartinique.svg,

Martinique Martinique ( , ; gcf, label=Martinican Creole, Matinik or ; Kalinago: or ) is an island and an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France. An integral part of the French Republic, Martinique is located in ...

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Guyane French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It ...

Image:BlasonRéunion.svg, Réunion Image:BlasonMayotte.svg,

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 loca ...

Former regions

Image:BlasonAlsace.svg,

Alsace Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...

Image:Arms of Aquitaine and Guyenne.svg,

Aquitaine Aquitaine ( , , ; oc, Aquitània ; eu, Akitania; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Aguiéne''), archaic Guyenne or Guienne ( oc, Guiana), is a historical region of southwestern France and a former administrative region of the country. Since 1 Janu ...

Image:BlasonAuvergne.svg,

Auvergne Auvergne (; ; oc, label= Occitan, Auvèrnhe or ) is a former administrative region in central France, comprising the four departments of Allier, Puy-de-Dôme, Cantal and Haute-Loire. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Au ...

Image:Arms of the Duke of Burgundy (1364-1404).svg, Bourgogne Image:BlasonBretagne.svg, Bretagne Image:BlasonCentre.svg,

Centre Center or centre may refer to: Mathematics * Center (geometry), the middle of an object * Center (algebra), used in various contexts ** Center (group theory) ** Center (ring theory) * Graph center, the set of all vertices of minimum eccentri ...

Image:Arms of the French Region of Champagne-Ardenne.svg,

Champagne-Ardenne Champagne-Ardenne () is a former administrative region of France, located in the northeast of the country, bordering Belgium. Mostly corresponding to the historic province of Champagne, the region is known for its sparkling white wine of th ...

Image:Arms of Corsica.svg,

Image:BlasonFrancheComté.svg, Franche-Comté Image:BlasonIledeFrance.svg,

Image:Arms of the French Region of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg,

Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon (; oc, Lengadòc-Rosselhon ; ca, Llenguadoc-Rosselló) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and b ...

Image:BlasonLimousin.svg,

Limousin Limousin (; oc, Lemosin ) is a former administrative region of southwest-central France. On 1 January 2016, it became part of the new administrative region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprised three departments: Corrèze, Creuse, and Haute-Vienn ...

Image:BlasonLorraine.svg,

Lorraine Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Gra ...

Image:Arms of Languedoc.svg,

Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées (; oc, Miègjorn-Pirenèus or ; es, Mediodía-Pirineos) is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Occitania. It was the largest region of Metropolitan France by ar ...

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Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais (); pcd, Nord-Pas-Calés); is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas-de-Calais ...

Image:Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg, Basse-Normandie Image:Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg,

Haute-Normandie Upper Normandy (french: Haute-Normandie, ; nrf, Ĥâote-Normaundie) is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, Upper and Lower Normandy merged becoming one region called Normandy. History It was created in 1956 from two ...

Image:BlasonPaysdelaLoire.svg, Pays-de-Loire Image:BlasonPicardie.svg,

Picardie Picardy (; Picard and french: Picardie, , ) is a historical territory and a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region of Hauts-de-France. It is located in the northern part of France. Hi ...

Image:BlasonPoitouCharentes.svg,

Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes (; oc, Peitau-Charantas; Poitevin-Saintongese: ) is a former administrative region on the southwest coast of France. It is part of the new region Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It comprises four departments: Charente, Charente-Maritime, D ...

Image:Arms of the French Region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur.svg, Provence-Alpes-Cote-d'Azur Image:BlasonRhôneAlpes.svg, Rhone-Alpes

Departments

File:Blason département fr Ain.svg, 01

Ain Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where ...

File:Blason département fr Aisne.svg, 02 Aisne File:Blason département fr Allier.svg, 03 Allier File:Blason département fr Alpes-de-Haute-Provence.svg, 04 Alpes-de-Haute-Provence File:Blason département fr Hautes-Alpes.svg, 05

Hautes-Alpes Hautes-Alpes (; oc, Auts Aups; en, Upper Alps) is a department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of Southeastern France. It is located in the heart of the French Alps, after which it is named. Hautes-Alpes had a population of 141,220 ...

File:Blason département fr Alpes-Maritimes.svg, 06 Alpes-Maritimes File:Blason département fr Ardèche.svg, 07 Ardèche File:Blason département fr Ardennes.svg, 08 Ardennes File:Arms of the French Department of Ariège.svg, 09 Ariège File:Blason département fr Aube.svg, 10

Aube Aube () is a French department in the Grand Est region of north-eastern France. As with sixty departments in France, this department is named after a river: the Aube. With 310,242 inhabitants (2019),Aude File:Blason département fr Aveyron.svg, 12

Aveyron Aveyron (; oc, Avairon; ) is a department in the region of Occitania, Southern France. It was named after the river Aveyron. Its inhabitants are known as ''Aveyronnais'' (masculine) or ''Aveyronnaises'' (feminine) in French. The inhabitants ...

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Bouches-du-Rhône Bouches-du-Rhône ( , , ; oc, Bocas de Ròse ; "Mouths of the Rhône") is a department in Southern France. It borders Vaucluse to the north, Gard to the west and Var to the east. The Mediterranean Sea lies to the south. Its prefecture and ...

File:Arms of the French Department of Calvados.svg, 14

Calvados Calvados (, , ) is a brandy from Normandy in France, made from apples or pears, or from apples with pears. History In France Apple orchards and brewers are mentioned as far back as the 8th century by Charlemagne. The first known record of Nor ...

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Cantal Cantal (; oc, Cantal or ) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region of France, with its prefecture in Aurillac. Its other principal towns are Saint-Flour (the episcopal see) and Mauriac; its residents are known as Cantalians (fren ...

File:Blason département fr Charente.svg, 16 Charente File:Blason département fr Charente-Maritime.svg, 17 Charente-Maritime File:Blason département fr Cher.svg, 18 Cher (department), Cher File:Blason département fr Corrèze.svg, 19 Corrèze File:Arms of Corsica.svg, 20

File:Blason département fr Côte-d'Or.svg, 21 Côte-d'Or File:Blason département fr Côtes-d'Armor.svg, 22 Côtes-d'Armor File:Blason département fr Creuse.svg, 23 Creuse File:Blason département fr Dordogne.svg, 24 Dordogne File:Blason département fr Doubs.svg, 25 Doubs File:Blason département fr Drôme.svg, 26 Drôme File:Blason département fr Eure.svg, 27 Eure File:Blason département fr Eure-et-Loir.svg, 28 Eure-et-Loir File:Blason département fr Finistère.svg, 29 Finistère File:Blason département fr Gard.svg, 30 Gard File:Blason département fr Haute-Garonne.svg, 31 Haute-Garonne File:Blason département fr Gers.svg, 32 Gers File:Blason département fr Gironde.svg, 33 Gironde File:Blason département fr Hérault.svg, 34 Hérault File:Blason département fr Ille-et-Vilaine.svg, 35 Ille-et-Vilaine File:Blason département fr Indre.svg, 36 Indre File:Arms of Charles le Bel.svg, 37 Indre-et-Loire File:Blason département fr Isère.svg, 38 Isère File:Blason département fr Jura.svg, 39 Jura (département), Jura File:Blason département fr Landes.svg, 40 Landes (department), Landes File:Blason département fr Loir-et-Cher.svg, 41 Loir-et-Cher File:Blason département fr Loire.svg, 42 Loire (department), Loire File:Blason département fr Haute-Loire.svg, 43 Haute-Loire File:Blason département fr Loire-Atlantique.svg, 44 Loire-Atlantique
''Blason non officiel'' File:Blason département fr Loiret.svg, 45 Loiret File:Blason département fr Lot.svg, 46 Lot (département), Lot File:Blason département fr Lot-et-Garonne2.svg, 47 Lot-et-Garonne File:Blason département fr Lozère.svg, 48 Lozère File:Blason département fr Maine-et-Loire.svg, 49 Maine-et-Loire File:Blason département fr Manche.svg, 50 Manche See:Armorial of the Communes of Manche File:Blason département fr Marne.svg, 51 Marne (department), Marne File:Blason département fr Haute-Marne.svg, 52 Haute-Marne File:Blason département fr Mayenne.svg, 53 Mayenne File:Blason département fr Meurthe-et-Moselle.svg, 54 Meurthe-et-Moselle File:Blason département fr Meuse.svg, 55 Meuse (department), Meuse File:Blason département fr Morbihan.svg, 56 Morbihan File:Blason département fr Moselle.svg, 57 Moselle (department), Moselle File:Blason département fr Nièvre.svg, 58 Nièvre File:Blason Nord-Pas-De-Calais.svg, 59 Nord (French department), Nord See:Armorial of the Communes of Nord File:Blason département fr Oise.svg, 60 Oise See:Armorial of the Communes of Oise File:Blason département fr Orne.svg, 61 Orne File:Blason département fr Pas-de-Calais.svg, 62 Pas-de-Calais File:Blason département fr Puy-de-Dôme.svg, 63 Puy-de-Dôme File:Arms of the French Department of the Pyrénées Atlantiques.svg, 64 Pyrénées-Atlantiques File:Blason département fr Hautes-Pyrénées.svg, 65 Hautes-Pyrénées File:Arms of the Pyrénées-Orientales.svg, 66 Pyrénées-Orientales File:Blason département fr Bas-Rhin.svg, 67 Bas-Rhin File:Blason département fr Haut-Rhin.svg, 68 Haut-Rhin File:Blason département fr Rhône.svg, 69 Rhône (department), Rhône File:Blason département fr Haute-Saône.svg, 70 Haute-Saône File:Blason département fr Saône-et-Loire.svg, 71 Saône-et-Loire File:Blason département fr Sarthe.svg, 72 Sarthe File:Blason département fr Savoie.svg, 73 Savoie File:Blason département fr Haute-Savoie.svg, 74 Haute-Savoie File:Blason paris 75.svg, 75 Paris File:Arms of the French Department of Seine-Maritime.svg, 76 Seine-Maritime See:Armorial of the Communes of Seine-Maritime File:Blason département fr Seine-et-Marne.svg, 77 Seine-et-Marne File:Blason département fr Yvelines.svg, 78 Yvelines File:Blason département fr Deux-Sèvres.svg, 79 Deux-Sèvres File:Blason département fr Somme.svg, 80 Somme (department), Somme File:Blason département fr Tarn.svg, 81 Tarn (department), Tarn File:Blason département fr Tarn-et-Garonne.svg, 82 Tarn-et-Garonne File:Blason département Var.svg, 83 Var (department), Var File:Blason département fr Vaucluse.svg, 84 Vaucluse File:Blason département fr Vendée.svg, 85 Vendée See:Armorial of the Communes of Vendée File:Blason département fr Vienne.svg, 86 Vienne File:Blason département fr Haute-Vienne.svg, 87 Haute-Vienne File:Blason département fr Vosges.svg, 88 Vosges (department), Vosges File:Blason département fr Yonne.svg, 89 Yonne File:Blason département fr Territoire de Belfort.svg, 90 Belfort File:Blason département fr Essonne.svg, 91 Essonne File:Blason département fr Hauts-de-Seine.svg, 92 Hauts-de-Seine File:Blason département fr Seine-Saint-Denis.svg, 93 Seine-Saint-Denis File:Blason département fr Val-de-Marne.svg, 94 Val-de-Marne File:Blason département fr Val-d'Oise.svg, 95 Val-d'Oise File:BlasonGuadeloupe.svg, 971 Guadeloupe File:BlasonMartinique.svg, 972

File:BlasonGuyane.svg, 973

File:BlasonRéunion.svg, 974 Réunion File:BlasonMayotte.svg, 976

Collectivities

Image:Armoiries SaintPierreetMiquelon.svg, 975 Saint Pierre and Miquelon Image:Blason St Barthélémy TOM entire.svg, 977 Saint Barthélemy Image:Coat_of_arms_of_the_Collectivity_of_Saint_Martin.svg, 978 Collectivity of Saint Martin, Saint Martin Image:BlasonWallisetFutuna.svg, 986 Wallis and Futuna Image:Coat of arms of French Polynesia.svg, 987 French Polynesia

Uninhabited territories

Image:Armoiries Terres australes et antarctiques françaises.svg, 984 French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Large cities

Image:Armes de Ais de Provença.svg, Aix-en-Provence Image:Coat of Arms of Angers.svg, Angers Image:Grandes Armes d'Avignon.svg, Avignon Image:Arms of Imperial City of Besançon.svg, Besançon Image:Coat of Arms of Bordeaux (Chief of France Moderne).svg, Bordeaux Image:Coat of Arms of Béziers.svg, Béziers Image:Armoiries de Brest.svg, Brest, France, Brest Image:Blason ville fr Caen (Calvados) (Orn ext).svg, Caen Image:Coats of Arms of Clermont-Ferrand.svg, Clermont-Ferrand Image:Coats of Arms of Dijon.svg, Dijon Image:Coat of Arms of Grenoble.svg, Grenoble Image:Coat of Arms of Lille (flat).svg, Lille Image:Coat of Arms of Lyon.svg, Lyon Image:Armoiries de Marseille.svg, Marseille Image:Grandes Armes de Metz.svg, Metz Image:Blason ville fr Montpellier.svg, Montpellier Image:Coat of Arms of Mulhouse.svg, Mulhouse Image:Armoiries de Nancy.svg, Nancy, France, Nancy Image:Coats of Arms of Nantes.svg, Nantes Image:Nice Arms.svg, Nice Image:Blason ville fr Nîmes (Gard).svg, Nîmes Image:Coats of Arms of Orléans.svg, Orléans Image:Grandes Armes de Paris.svg, Paris Image:Coats of Arms of Rennes.svg, Rennes Image:Blason_ville_fr_Roubaix_%28Nord%29.svg, Roubaix Image:Coats of Arms of Rouen.svg, Rouen Image:Blason St-Denis Réunion DOM.svg, Saint-Denis, Réunion, Saint-Denis Image:Coat of Arms of Saint-Etienne.svg, Saint-Étienne Image:Greater coat of arms of Strasbourg.svg, Strasbourg Image:Armoiries de Toulon.svg, Toulon Image:Armoiries de Toulouse.svg, Toulouse Image:Blason tours 37.svg, Tours Image:Coat of Arms of Troyes.svg, Troyes

Provinces of France, Historical regions

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File:Ecu losangé d'or et de gueules.svg, Angoumois File:Arms of Hercule dAnjou.svg, Duchy of Anjou, Anjou File:Blason province fr Artois.svg, Artois File:Blason province fr Aunis.svg, Aunis File:BlasonAuvergne.svg,

File:Evolution Coat of Arms of Navarre-3.svg, Lower Navarre File:Arms of Béarn.svg, Béarn File:Blason ville fr Beaujeu (Rhône).svg, Beaujolais (province), Beaujolais File:Blason duche fr Berry (moderne).svg, Berry, France, Berry File:Old Arms of the Bourbonic Counts of Clermont.svg, Bourbonnais File:Arms of Jean III de Bretagne.svg, Brittany (administrative region), Brittany File:Arms of the Duke of Burgundy (1364-1404).svg, Burgundy File:Arms of the French Region of Champagne-Ardenne.svg, Champagne (province), Champagne File:Arms of Corsica.svg, Corsica File:Arms of the Dauphin of France.svg, Dauphiné File:Arms of Flanders.svg, County of Flanders, Flanders File:Andorra - Foix.svg, County of Foix, Foix File:Armoiries Forez.svg, Forez File:BlasonFrancheComté.svg, Franche-Comté File:Blason province fr Gascogne.svg, Gascony File:Blason de l'Aquitaine et de la Guyenne.svg, Guyenne File:Hainaut Modern Arms.svg, French Hainaut File:BlasonIledeFrance.svg,

File:Arms of Languedoc.svg, Languedoc File:BlasonLimousin.svg,

File:BlasonLorraine.svg, Lorraine and Barrois File:Arms of Lyon.svg, Lyonnais File:Blason du Maine.svg, Maine (province), Maine File:Blason Bourbon-La Marche.svg, County of La Marche, Marche File:Arms of Nice.svg, County of Nice, Nice File:Blason département fr Nièvre.svg, Nivernais File:Arms of William the Conqueror (1066-1087).svg,

File:Arms of Gaston dOrleans.svg, Orléanais File:Blason ville fr Chambellay (Maine-et-Loire).svg, Perche File:BlasonPicardie.svg, Picardy File:Blason ville fr Scorbé-Clairvaux (Vienne).svg, Poitou File:Blason Provence ancien.svg, Provence File:Arms of Roussillon.svg, Roussillon File:Blason Saintonge.svg, County of Saintonge, Saintonge File:Arms of the House of Savoy.svg, Savoy File:Arms of Charles le Bel.svg, Touraine File:BlasonComtatVenaissin.svg, Comtat Venaissin, Venaissin

References

Heraldry of the World: France
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