Do you know why the Rooster is a Symbol Of France?

What do you think are the French national symbols? A baguette, a bicycle, a glass of red wine or a rooster? I think all these things conjure up an image of France. The rooster though has a special and a long standing association with being the symbol of France and its people.

The Rooster – Symbol of France

“The Latin word Gallus means both rooster and inhabitant of Gaul” -French government site gouvernement.fr.

Ancient coins even had the rooster engraved on them, but it was not until much later that the rooster actually became more widely used as a representation of the French people.