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The flag and coat of arms of Normandy are symbols of the Normandy region of northwestern France.

Normandy

The traditional provincial flag, gules, two lions passant or, is used in both former regions of France: Lower Normandy and Upper Normandy. It is based on the design of arms which had been attributed by medieval heralds to William the Conqueror, ultimately related to the 12th-century coat of arms of the House of Anjou.

The red flag with two leopards is nicknamed les p'tits cats "the little cats" in Norman. It can also be called other names though. The three-leopards version (known in the Norman language as les treis cats, "the three cats") may also be seen, which is based on the coat of arms of Richard I of England. The arms De gueules aux deux léopards d'or, armés et lampassés d'azur, passant l'un sur l'autre (Gules two leopards passant gardant in pale or armed and langued azure) was described by Jacques Meurgey in 1941.

In 1939 Jean Adigard des Gautries created the flag of Saint Olaf, a Nordic cross flag inspired by the Papal Cross borne on a standard by William the Conqueror. The Le Mouvement Normand adopted this flag in the 1970s, and it is used unofficially by some associations and individuals, especially those with an interest in the Viking origins of the Normans, although the Normans are also of Celtic (Belgae and Gauls) and Continental Germanic (Franks) origins. A flag combining the Saint-Olaf and the P'tit Cats, called the Croix de Falaise (Falaise cross) can sometimes be seen.

• Arms attributed to William the Conqueror (1066-1087).
• Two leopard Flag
• Three Leopard Version
• Nordic Cross version
• Olaf Cross and Leopards Flag

Channel Islands

The three-leopard is used by some associations and individuals, especially those who support reunification of the regions. Jersey and Guernsey use three leopards in their national symbols.

• Coat of arms of the island of Guernsey
• Coat of arms of the island of Jersey
• Two-leopard and three-leopard flags at a Norman language festival in Jersey.
• Two-leopard and three-leopard flags at a concert of Norman music.
• "Two-leopard" flag of the island of Sark

Ireland

Norman symbols can also be seen in Ireland, through the influence of Anglo-Norman noble families who settled in Ireland in the 12th and 13th centuries, following the Anglo-Norman invasion of Ireland.

• Coat of arms of County Carlow
• Coat of arms of Portlaoise featuring two lions passant and two fleur-de-lis

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The coat of arms and flag of Normandy are present in the coat of arms and the unofficial flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, an overseas territory of France in North America. They symbolize the Norman heritage of the islands.

• Flag of Miquelon-Langlade
• Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
• Coat of arms of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

See also

• Angevin coat of arms
• Coat of arms of England
• List of coats of arms of the House of Plantagenet

References

1. Jacques Meurgey, Notice historique sur les blasons des anciennes provinces de France, 1941

External links

• Description of the flag of Normandy

• Normandy
• French coats of arms
• Coats of arms with lions
• Flags displaying animals
• Nordic cross flags