Template:Country data France: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 08:47, 9 September 2026

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Standard parameters

Parameter name	Value	Meaning
`alias`	`France`	Main article name (France)
`flag alias`	`Flag of France.svg`	Image name (File:Flag of France.svg, shown on right)

Flag variants

Label	Flag image (40px)	Image name
`1790`		`Flag of France (1790–1794).svg`
`1794`		`Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg`
`1814`		`Flag of the Kingdom of France (1814-1830).svg`
`1830`		`Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg`
`1848a`		`Drapeau france 1848.svg`
`1848b`		`Flag of France (1794–1815, 1830–1958).svg`
`1974`		`Flag of France (1974–2020).svg`
`naval-1790`		`Flag of French-Navy-Revolution.svg`
`naval`		`Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg`
`coast guard`		`French Maritime Gendarmerie racing stripe.svg`
`navy`		`Civil and Naval Ensign of France.svg`
`air force`		`Flag of France.svg`
`army`		`Flag of France.svg`

Redirect aliases

This template can also be used via an alias name (implemented as a redirect to this template):

Alias name	`{{flag\|alias}}` output	`{{flag country\|alias}}` output
`FRA` (view)	Template:Country data FRA	Template:Country data FRA

See What links here for a full list of redirects.

Example usage

{{flag|France}} → France
{{flag icon|France}} →

Using a flag variant

{{flag|France|1790}} → France
{{flag icon|France|1790}} →

Using a redirect alias

{{flag icon|FRA}} → Template:Country data FRA
{{flag country|FRA}} → Template:Country data FRA
{{flag|FRA}} → Template:Country data FRA

Military ensigns

This template includes a naval flag variant that can be used with Template:Naval:

{{naval|France}} → French Navy
{{flag icon|France|naval}} →

This template includes an air force ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Air force:

{{air force|France}} → French Air and Space Force
{{flag icon|France|air force}} →

This template includes an ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Navy:

{{navy|France}} → French Navy
{{flag icon|France|navy}} →

This template includes a coast guard ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Coast guard:

{{coast guard|France}} → French Maritime Gendarmerie
{{flag icon|France|coast guard}} →

This template includes an army ensign flag variant that can be used with Template:Army:

{{army|France}} → French Army
{{flag icon|France|army}} →

Related templates

Please see the following related country_data templates:

TemplateData

This is the TemplateData for this template used by TemplateWizard, VisualEditor and other tools. See a monthly parameter usage report for Template:Country data France in articles based on its TemplateData.

TemplateData for Country data France

<templatedata> {

 "description": "This template should not be used directly. It is used indirectly by flag templates such as Template:Flag and Template:Flag icon. See Category:Flag template system for a full list of flag templates and Wikipedia:WikiProject Flag Template for further documentation.",
 "params": {}

} </templatedata>

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Revision as of 06:59, 26 August 2026 view source wikipedia>Ziv m (GR) File:Flag of France (lighter variant).svg → File:Flag of France (1974–2020).svg → The file was renamed on Commons, but the filename was not changed in the language versions because Delinker did not perform the task. (c:c:GR)	Latest revision as of 08:47, 9 September 2026 view source Deleatur yhe (talk \| contribs) Bureaucrats, Interface administrators, Administrators 803 edits m 1 revision imported
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