The flag of Normandy is a symbol of Normandy. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. The traditional provincial flag, gules, two leopards passant or, is used in both modern regions of France (Haute-Normandie and Basse-Normandie). Haute-Normandie ( Upper Normandy) is one of the 26 regions of France. Basse-Normandie ('Lower Normandy' is an administrative region of France. It is a banner of the coat of arms of Normandy.
The red flag with two leopards is nicknamed les p'tits cats "the little cats" in Norman. Norman is a Romance language and one of the Oïl languages. The northern Norman can be classified in the septentrional Oil languages with Picard and
The historic three-leopard version (known in the Norman language as les treis cats, "the three cats") may also be seen. It is especially used by some associations and individuals, especially those who support reunification of the regions and cultural links with the Channel Islands and England. The Channel Islands ( Norman: Îles d'la Manche, French: Îles Anglo-Normandes or Îles de la Manche) are a group of Islands England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Jersey and Guernsey use three leopards in their national symbols. The Bailiwick of Jersey ( Jèrriais: Jèrri) is a British Crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy.
In 1939 Jean Adigard des Gautries created the flag of Saint Olaf, a Nordic cross flag inspired by the papal cross borne on a standard by William the Conqueror. The Mouvement Normand adopted this flag in the 1970s, and it is used unofficially by some associations and individuals, especially those with an interest in the Viking origins of the Normans.
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 Two-leopard and three-leopard flags at a Norman language festival in Jersey. Nordic Cross Flag Nordic Cross Scandinavian Cross is a pattern of flags usually associated with the Flags of the Scandinavian countries of which it originated Mouvement normand (Norman Movement is a political organisation in France that campaigns for autonomy of Normandy. Sark (Sercq Sercquiais: Sèr) is a small Island in the southwestern English Channel. The Coat of arms of Guernsey is the official symbol of the Channel Island of Guernsey. The Coat of arms of Jersey is a red shield with three gold lions (traditionally known as leopards passant guardant ( les trois léopards in French |
 Two-leopard and three-leopard flags at a concert of Norman music. |
