Ile-d'Orléans (Quebec)

Donald Gauthier sent me a table version of this flag and I saw it flying on the island several times. The six angles on the central red symbol symbolize the six municipalities on the island-county.

Reference: Godbout, Lucien et Raymond Létourneau, Les Armoiries de l'Île d'Orléans, ISBN: 2-9800009-8-1.
Luc Baronian, 6 May 2005

The flag with the island outline and the crosses was presented on April 25, 1986, along with a coat of arms, to celebrate the 450th anniversary of Jacque Cartier's landing. Two priests, Lucien Godbout of the Quebec Seminary and Raymond Létourneau of the Saint-Georges-de-Beauce Seminary, are behind the flag and arms. The six crosses represent the six municipalities on the island. Originally, the blue-white-red represented France and the gold was a reference to Royal France, but the residents made severe comments about the flag, saying it looked like a woman's lips or a blood stain. The flag was thus changed for the second series. It was also suggested that May 6th, the day Jacques Cartier landed, be the day of the flag.

Reference: Godbout, Lucien et Raymond Létourneau, Les Armoiries de l'Île d'Orléans, ISBN: 2-9800009-8-1.
Luc Baronian, 6 May 2005