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Port-Louis (Mauritius)

Last modified: 2006-10-28 by antónio martins
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Port-Louis flag
image by Olivier Touzeau, 19 Dec 2003
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About the flag

The city of Port-Louis has its own flag, flown with the national flag on the portal of the city hall (Port-Louis flag on the left, Mauritius flag on the right). Both had the same proportions, but it did’nt look like they were 2:3, as the national flag should be. I would rather say 3:5. The flag of Port-Louis is a banner of arms, bearing four anchors and five fleur-de-lys.
Olivier Touzeau, 19 Dec 2003

The flag of Port-Louis is a kind of canting flag is we “read” the anchors as "port" and the yellow fleur-de-lys on blue as "king of France", i.e. "Louis". (It seems that Port-Louis should be written Port Louis in English.)
Ivan Sache, 20 Dec 2003


Other flags in Port-Louis

In Port-Louis, the most frequently seen flag, except the national one, is the flag of theWaterfront zone: blue with "Port-Louis waterfront" logo. Situated on the south side of the harbour Place d’Armes, the Waterfront (Le Caudan Waterfront) is a recent hotel, leisure and shopping complex.
Olivier Touzeau, 19 Dec 2003


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