Nord-Pas-de-Calais (Region, France)

Last modified: 2005-03-05 by ivan sache
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by Philippe-Pierre Darras

• Administrative data
• Regional flag of Nord-Pas-de-Calais

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• France
• France: Regions
• Clickable map of France (Regions)

Administrative data

Departments: Nord, Pas-de-Calais
Bordering Region: Picardie
Bordering country: Belgium
Traditional provinces: Flandre, Artois, Picardie

Area: 12,413 km²
Population (1995): 3,994,800 inhabitants
Regional prefecture: Lille

Regional flag of Nord-Pas-de-Calais

The flag of the region Nord-Pas-de-Calais is white with an orange stripe placed along the hoist and the logotype of the region in the middle. The orange stripe is often omitted on flags shown on French flag manufacturers' catalogues.

The flag was adopted in 1993 when the logotype of the region was modified. It exists in four different sizes: 1 x 1,50 m; 1,2 x 1,8 m; 1,5 x 2,25 m; and 2 x 3 m.
The width of the orange stripe is ca. 4/18 of the width of the flag, the height of the logotype corresponds to ca. 21/24 of the height of the flag.

The colour specifications are:

• Orange: Pantone 1235 c / CMYK (%) C 0 - M 30 - Y 100 - K 0
• Blue: Pantone 288 c / CMYK (%) C 100 - M 70