3 It's revolutionary. The flag as we know it today comes from the French Revolution and the current design - blue next to the flagpole, white in the middle and then red - was formally adopted on ...

This particular French flag has become the centre of an escalating row between a mayor, residents, the far-right and the local prefecture. But why is the flag so controversial?

France's flag which is blue, white and red, has used darker and lighter shades of the blue section for decades. If you cannot see the interactive activity on this page, click here.