Name	Tricolour
Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	June 1976(Dark version first adopted on 15 February 1794)
Design	A vertical tricolour of blue, white, and red
Designed by	Lafayette, Jacques-Louis David
Variant flag of France
Use	National flag
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	5 March 1848 (First time adopted 15 February 1794)
Design	As above, but with the dark shades
Variant flag of France
Use	National ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	17 May 1853 (Previously the same as the national flag) Used in the darker shade
Design	As above, but with bars in proportion 30:33:37. (See French ensigns.)

The Flag of France is called the "Tricolour" (French: le drapeau tricolore). It was adopted 15 February 1794. It is blue, white and red. Valéry Giscard d'Estaing chose the current colors. view more...