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image provided by Cédric de Fougerolle, 1 October 2025

Congress place: Paris, France
Congress period: July 6 - 10, 2026
Congress organizer: SFV (French Society of Vexillology)

The SFV (French Society of Vexillology) is very pleased to announce that the 31st International Congress of Vexillology will take place from July 6 to 10, 2026, in the heart of Paris, near Les Invalides (Army Museum & Napoleon’s tomb), the Eiffel Tower, and the UNESCO headquarters. We kindly ask you to share this information with your members.

We hope that many vexillologists from around the world will take part in this congress. We look forward to welcoming them to Paris on this occasion. An initial document presenting the congress venue is available on our website: https://www.drapeaux-sfv.org/?lang=fr. Of course, all additional information will be posted online as it becomes available.

Registration for the congress will open at the end of the year on our website, along with the submission of proposals for presentations.

We sincerely hope to see many of you in Paris next summer to share our common passion.

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On the occasion of the tenth World Vexillology Day, Vexiday, celebrated on October 1, 2025, the French Society of Vexillology (SFV) is pleased to unveil the flag of the 31st International Congress of Vexillology, which will be held in Paris from July 6 to 10, 2026.

The project selected is the work of Thomas Constantine Diamantopoulos, 15 years old, from the State of Washington (United States) and member of the North American Vexillological Association. He has been selected from nearly seventy proposals from vexillologists from around the world.

Its flag is based exclusively on the three French national colors. It takes up the bicolor flag of Paris, enriched with white elements:
• In the center, placed vertically, a listening knot [noeud d'écoute, which can be translated as sheet bend or weaver's knot], symbol of vexillology and reminder of the attachment of the pavilion to its haiddle;
• On both sides, arranged horizontally, waves representing the Seine, the motto of Paris ("Fluctuat nec mergitur, He is beaten by the waves, but does not sink"), as well as the journey made by the congressmen to reach the French capital. These motifs also compose a white cross, an evocation of both the former French military flags and that of the SFV.

By its sobriety and readability, this project fully meets the principles recommended by the international vexillological community for the creation of new flags.

The French Society of Vexillology is pleased to present this flag today and congratulates its creator for the quality and relevance of his work.

Cédric de Fougerolle, 1 October 2025
president de la Société française de vexillologie