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Nord-Pas de Calais (Region, France)

Flag of Region Nord-Pas de Calais - Image by Philippe-Pierre Darras, 11 September 2004

Administrative data
Flag of the Region

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Administrative data

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

Area: 12,413 km²Population (1995): 3,994,800 inhabitants
Regional prefecture: Lille

Flag of the Region

The flag of 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, adopted in 1993 when the logotype of the region was modified, 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 c. 4/18 of the width of the flag, while the height of the logotype corresponds to c. 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 - Y 0 - K 20

The former logotype was created in 1982 by the agency OPN, from Lille.
The current logotype, created by the agency Quetzal-Jérôme Watrelot, from Marcq-en-Barœul, still combines a heart and a belfry. The heart is the universal symbol of love and friendship and expresses the most essential qualities of the region's inhabitants: generous, welcoming, wholehearted. It is "the" sign of life. The orange color symbolizes youth, light and the sun. The belfry is a durable sign of independence. It is the region's most particular landmark, the relief of an otherwise fairly flat region, its history and particularity. The blue color stands for the European future of Nord-Pas de Calais.
The belfry was designed after the belfry of Béthune.

Pascal Vagnat, Philippe-Pierre Darras & Ivan Sache, 11 September 2004