France: Registration flags for merchant ships (1817-1929)

Pavillons d'arrondissement

Last modified: 2005-04-02 by ivan sache
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• Legislation
• General description of the flags
• Arrondissement of Cherbourg
  • Sector from Dunkirk (Dunkerque) to Honfleur, incl.
  • Sector from Honfleur to Granville, excl.
• Arrondissement of Brest
  • Sector from Granville to Morlaix, excl.
  • Sector from Morlaix to Quimper, incl.
• Arrondissement of Lorient
  • Sector from Quimper to Lorient, incl.
  • Sector from Lorient to the left (south) bank of river Loire, incl.
• Arrondissement of Rochefort
  • Sector from the left (south) bank of river Loire to Royan, incl.
  • Sector from Royan to the Spanish border
• Arrondissement of Toulon
  • Sector from the Spanish border to Marseilles (Marseille), incl.
  • Sector from Marseilles (Marseille) to the Piedmontese border
• Colonies
  • Western colonies
  • Eastern colonies and coast of Africa

See also:

• France

Legislation

French merchant ships had to hoist at foremast a specific flag indicating in which arrondissement they were regi