Flag of Lyon
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The flag of Lyon (French: Drapeau d'Arcachon) consists of a rectangular cloth on which the elements of its coat of arms are displayed, it is therefore a heraldic flag. Habitually it counts on habitual proportions of 3:2 and it is a flag for civil use, since in the City hall and its dependencies only the French national flag is raised.
The shield proper of Lyon consists of a field of gules (red color), in which a lion appears rampant (of profile and erect) and of silver (white color). This coat of arms is augmented from a heraldic chief, the division occupying the upper third. This is the "Head of France", granted to all "Bonnes Villes", which shows the heraldry of his former monarchs: of azure laden with three golden fleurs de lys (a blue background adorned with three yellow lily flowers).[1][2]
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- ↑ "Lyon Coat of Arms and Flag". Isolated Traveller. Retrieved October 12, 2018.
- ↑ "Lyon (Municipality, Rhône, France)". Flags of the World. Retrieved October 12, 2018.