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Gironde (Department, France)

Flag of Gironde - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 6 September 2026

Municipalities

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Administrative data

Code: 33
Region: Nouvelle-Aquitaine (Aquitaine until 2014)
Traditional province: Guyenne and Gascony
Bordering departments: Charente-Maritime, Dordogne, Landes, Lot-et-Garonne

Area: 10,001 km²
Population (2016): 1,566,679 inhabitants

Préfecture: Bordeaux
Sous-préfectures: Arcachon, Blaye, Langon, Lesparre-Médoc, Libourne
Subdivisions: 6 arrondissements, 33 cantons, 535 municipalities.

The department is named after the estuary of Gironde (75 km), made by the confluence of rivers Garonne and Dordogne.

Ivan Sache, 11 April 2019

Flag of Gironde

In October 2018, the logo was modified (Source: official website):

"With the implementation of a new visual identity system for the Gironde Department, it became necessary to update the institution’s logo. The aim was not to replace the logo - whose heritage value contributes to the Department’s recognition - but rather to ensure its visual consistency with the new system and to enhance its visibility through subtle refinements. The "monogram" (the red and black symbol) has been given greater prominence to improve visibility, particularly on screens and in small formats. The URL, previously included at times, has been removed to streamline the design and simplify usage (standardizing on a single logo). Finally, the name "Gironde" has been updated to match the Department’s new typeface - Maison Neue - using the extended version. The result reflects the visual system to which it belongs, prioritizing legibility, contrast, and objectivity."

The current flag is white with this logo: photo (2025).

Olivier Touzeau, 6 September 2026

Former flag of the Departmental Council

Former flag of Gironde - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 17 March 2019

The flag of Gironde (photo) was white with the department's logo, which was modified in 2015 to account for the change in the name of the local assembly: the words "Conseil général" were replaced by the words "Le département".

Olivier Touzeau, 17 March 2019

Flag of the former General Council

Flag of the former General Council - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 17 March 2019

The flag of the former General Council of Gironde (photo, 19 November 2010; photo, july 2013) was white with the logo of the General Council, which is made of an emblem showing the department of Gironde, represented as a red quadrilateral placed on the Atlantic coast of France, represented as a black hexagon. The writing "Gironde / CONSEIL GENERAL", written in red and black letters, respectively, is placed on the right of the emblem. There is a thin red line below the writing.

The General Council inaugurated its graphic chart, made by the Maison Poaplume agency (website), in August 2009.
The colors are prescribed as:
Black: K 100 / Pantone Process black C / Pantone Process black U / Pantone Process black M / R 30 - G 30 - B 30 / HTML 1E1E1E / C 40 - M 40 - Y 40 - K 100;
Red: M 100 - Y 100 / Pantone 485 C / Pantone 485 U / Pantone 485 M / R 213 - G 43 - B 30 / HTML D52B1E.
The emblem, kept unchanged from the former logo, shows the department of Gironde, represented as a a red pentagon placed on the Atlantic coast of France, represented as a black hexagon.

Pascal Vagnat & Ivan Sache, 15 October 2011

The quadrilateral in question seems to be an isosceles trapezoid, with two parallel sides (the longest and shortest ones) and two equal sides (the other two).

António Martins-Tuválkin, 6 September 2026

Former flag of the former General Council of Gironde - Image by Olivier Touzeau, 17 March 2019

The former flag of the General Council of Gironde (photo, August 2006) is white with the former logo of the General Council in the middle.
The former logo of the General Council is made of the aforementioned emblem. "CONSEIL GENERAL / Gironde" is written in black letters below the emblem, and the whole is placed on a white background framed by a black square border.

Pascal Vagnat & Ivan Sache, 15 October 2011