The flag of the cultural region of Acadia is a vertical tricolor of blue, white, and red (the same as the French flag) with a yellow five-pointed star in the upper left-hand corner of the blue band. It was designed by Father Marcel-Francois Richard, a priest from Saint-Louis-de-Kent, New Brunswick.
Symbolism[]
The French tricolor represents the Motherland of the Acadians. The yellow star, the Stella Maris, is the symbol of Mary, the Acadian national symbol and patron of the mariners. It is set on the blue stripe, because blue is the color of Mary. The yellow color of the star represents the Papacy.
The French flag as the basis of the Acadian flag to underline the adherence of the Acadians to the French civilization.