French Flag Watch

This design features the national flag of France (officially the French Republic, République française), which is a country consisting of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It borders Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland, Monaco, and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The capital city of France is Paris, while some other major cities are Lyon (or Lyons), Marseille (or Marseilles), Toulouse, Bordeaux, Nice, Nantes, Montpellier, Strasbourg and Lille. The flag of France (drapeau français) is a tricolour flag featuring three vertical bands of blue, white and red.