List of flags of Brussels

This is a list of flags of Brussels, including symbolic regional and sub-regional flags, standards and banners used exclusively in Brussels.

Regional flag

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Flag Date Use Description Note
  9 January 2015–Present Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region Stylized yellow, grey and white iris on a blue background [1][2]
  Stylized yellow, grey and blue iris on a white background.à
  Stylized blue, grey and white iris on a yellow background.
  Stylized yellow, blue and white iris on a grey background.
  Stylized black and white iris on a white background.
  Stylized black and white iris on a black background.

Community Commissions

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Flag Date Use Description Note
  Flag of the Common Community Commission A white bordered yellow iris on a blue background.
  1992–Present Flag of the Flemish Community Commission A black lion, red clawed and tongued on a yellow background, with a blue vertical stripe along the brocade with a yellow iris with a white border in the brocade top. The flag of the Flemish Community Commission is based on the former flag of the Brussels-Capital Region and the flag of Flanders. [3]
  Flag of the French Community Commission Quartered 1. and 4. yellow with a red cock 2. and 3. blue with a yellow iris with a white border. The flag of the Flemish Community Commission is based on the former flag of the Brussels-Capital Region and the flag of Wallonia. [3]

Municipalities

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Flag Date Use Description Note
  Flag of the Municipality of Anderlecht Two equally long strips of blue and yellow. [4]
  6 January 1925–Present Flag of the Municipality of Auderghem Divided into three fields, blue (upper left half), green (lower left half) and red (right half). [5]
  18 December 2008–Present Flag of the Municipality of Berchem-Sainte-Agathe Quartered of white and green. [6]
  1930s–Present Flag of the City of Brussels Two equally long strips of green and red with a yellow St Michael's at the centre. [7]
  Flag of the Municipality of Etterbeek Two equally long strips of blue and white. [8]
  Flag of the Municipality of Evere Right beveled in four lanes of white and green. [9]
  Flag of the Municipality of Forest Two equally long strips of green and white. [10]
  Flag of the Municipality of Ganshoren Two equally long strips of red and white. [11]
  Flag of the Municipality of Ixelles Two equally long strips of green and white. [12]
  Flag of the Municipality of Jette Two equally long strips of blue and yellow. [13]
  1984–1995,

?–Present

Flag of the Municipality of Koekelberg Two equally long strips of green and white. [14]
  Flag of the Municipality of Molenbeek-Saint-Jean Two equally long strips of blue and yellow. [15]
  Flag of the Municipality of Saint-Gilles Two equally long strips of blue and yellow. [16]
  Flag of the Municipality of Saint-Josse-ten-Noode Two equally long strips of blue and red. [17]
  Flag of the Municipality of Schaerbeek Two equally long strips of green and white. [18][19]
  Flag of the Municipality of Uccle Two equally long strips of blue and white. [20]
  Flag of the Municipality of Watermael-Boitsfort Two equally long strips of blue and white. [21]
  Flag of the Municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Lambert Two equally long strips of black and of white. [22]
  Flag of the Municipality of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre Two equally long strips of green and white. [23]

Universities

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Flag Date Use Description Note
  Flag of the Université Libre de Bruxelles Seal of the ULB on a white background. [7]
  19 March 1970 – Present Flag of the Vrije Universiteit Brussel Coat of arms of the VUB on a white background. [24]

Historical

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Regional

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Flag Date Use Description Note
  16 May 1991 – 9 January 2015 Flag of the Brussels-Capital Region A white bordered yellow iris on a blue background. [25][26]

Municipal

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Flag Date Use Description
  1900s Flag of the City of Brussels Two equally long strips of green and red. [7]
  1900s Two equally long strips of green and red. [7]
  1930s A green border on a red background. [7]
  1841–1984 Flag of the Municipality of Koekelberg Two equally long strips of green and pink. [14]
  1995–? [14]
  ?–30 March 1921 Flag of the Municipality of Laeken A yellow field with two stripes in blue.

References

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  1. ^ ONTWERP VAN ORDONNANTIE tot wijziging van de ordonnantie van 16 mei 1991 houdende de keuze van het embleem en de vlag van het Brussels Hoofdstedelijk Gewest (PDF). 2014.
  2. ^ "Region of Brussels-Capital (Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  3. ^ a b "Community Commissions in the Region of Brussels-Capital (Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  4. ^ "Anderlecht (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  5. ^ "Auderghem / Oudergem (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  6. ^ "Berchem-Sainte-Agathe / Sint-Agatha-Berchem (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Brussels (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-03-30.
  8. ^ "Etterbeek (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  9. ^ "Evere (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  10. ^ "Forest / Vorst (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  11. ^ "Ganshoren (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  12. ^ "Ixelles / Elsene (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  13. ^ "Jette (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  14. ^ a b c "Koekelberg (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  15. ^ "Molenbeek-Saint-Jean / Sint-Jans-Molenbeek (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  16. ^ "Saint-Gilles / Sint-Gillis (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  17. ^ "Saint-Josse-ten-Noode / Sint-Josse-ten-Noode (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  18. ^ "Wapenschild en devies | Schaarbeek". Schaerbeek 1030 Schaarbeek (in Dutch). Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  19. ^ "Schaerbeek / Schaarbeek (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  20. ^ "Uccle / Ukkel (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  21. ^ "Watermael-Boitsfort / Watermaal-Boosvord (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  22. ^ "Woluwe-Saint-Lambert / Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  23. ^ "Woluwe-Saint-Pierre / Sint-Pieters-Woluwe (Municipality, Region of Brussels-Capital, Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.
  24. ^ "De oorsprong van de vlag van de VUB". CAVA.
  25. ^ Reflex. 1991-06-22 http://reflex.raadvst-consetat.be/reflex/pdf/Mbbs/1991/06/22/13293.pdf. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  26. ^ "Region of Brussels-Capital (Belgium)". www.crwflags.com. Retrieved 2024-06-01.