French Colonial Flags

Last modified: 1997-09-03 by zeljko heimer
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by zeljko heimer 18-AUG-1996

• Colonial Governor's Flag
• Colonial Governor's Flag in Senegal and Indo-China
• French Possessions in India

• France

"The flag of the French governors of Colonies consists of a blue field with a canton of white and red in the quarter next to the flag staff, a blue stripe as wide as the red and the white stripe separating the canton from the staff. This flag is flown below the national ensign." This would presumable be the flag flying over the vast tracts of Africa owned by the French.

josh fruhlinger 15-FEB-1996

"The flag of French Indo-China and of the Lieutenant-Governor of Senegal is a duplicate of the flag of the French governors of Colonies, except that it is swallow-tailed." No explanation of the reason for the difference.

josh fruhlinger 15-FEB-1996

I think there weren't any flags for enclaves, and overseas possessions and possessions in India. There is only one flag , the French Tricolour, for all French territories. Maybe there was the blue flag with the French flag in the canton for the governor. The French possessions were:

• Pondichery (1673-1954) (possessed by UK at some moments).There are here some privileges granted by the Indian government to thank the fact that France gave without reluctance its Indian possessions, that is not the case of Portugal, I think.
• Chandernagor (1686-1951)
• Mahe (1721-1954)
• Karikal (1738-1954)
• Yanaon (1751-1954)
• INDIA (1742-1763)