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The flag of Brittany is called the ''Gwenn-ha-du,'' which means ''white and black'' in Breton . It is also used in the '' Département '' of Loire-Atlantique , although this belongs to the ''région'' Pays De La Loire , because the territory of Loire-Atlantique is historically part of the province of Brittany . Nantes (Naoned), its '' Préfecture '', was once one of the two capital cities of Brittany. The dimensions are not really fixed. They vary from 9:14 cm to 8:12 m. The flag is not only used by cultural associations or autonomists but by everybody in general. For years, the authorities considered the flag as a Separatist symbol, but the attitude has now changed and the flag, no longer having any political connotations, can appear everywhere, even on public buildings along with the other official flags. It is widely used throughout Brittany and can even be seen on Town Hall s in the region. Because of the absence of legislation concerning regional flags in France the flag is also flown on sail and fishing boats. The design of the Ermine spots can vary but the version most frequently seen is shown above. Some Bretons say that it is the only flag in the world which Does Not Have Any Colours , which is wrong (see Canton Of Fribourg , Ceuta , Cornwall , etc.), but surely it is the only flag in the world which in a parade is carried at arm's length over head. The flag was created in 1923 by Morvan Marchal (members of different political and cultural organizations). They used as their inspiration the arms of Rennes and the flags of the United States and Greece . The 9 horizontal stripes represent the traditional dioceses of Brittany into which the duchy was divided historically. The black stripes represent the French or Gallo speaking dioceses of Dol , Nantes , Rennes , Saint-Malo and Saint-Brieuc —and the 4 white stripes represent the Breton speaking dioceses of Trégor , Léon , Cornouaille and Vannes . The ermine canton recalls the Ducal arms of Brittany. Historically, Bretons had used a black cross on a white ground, the inverse of Saint Piran's Flag of Cornwall. We don't have a lot of information about this flag before the 14th century. EXTERNAL LINK Site of ''Bannieloù Breizh'', the vexillological and heraldical association of Brittany (in English) {Link without Title} |
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