Flag of Guadeloupe
Locally Gwadloup
What the flag looks like
An unofficial but widely used local flag: a black field with a large yellow sun in front of green sugarcane, under a blue band across the top bearing three yellow fleurs-de-lis. The official flag is the French tricolor.
What it means
It is based on the coat of arms of the town of Basse-Terre: the fleurs-de-lis are usually taken to stand for France, and the sun and sugarcane for the island's climate and its sugar plantations.
How to remember it
Guadeloupe
is a blazing yellow sun rising out of sugarcane on a black night, with a blue ceiling of three golden fleurs-de-lis.
Fun facts
- Guadeloupe has no official flag of its own; the Regional Council flies its logo on a white field instead.
- Seen from above, Guadeloupe's two main islands, Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre, form the shape of a butterfly.
Guadeloupe at a glance
- Status
- Overseas department and region of France
- Sovereign state
- France
- Capital
- Basse-Terre
- Region
- French overseas region
- Population
- 378,561
- Area
- 1,628 km²
- Languages
- French, Antillean Creole
- Currency
- Euro (€)