rˌɔdʑitsˈami pisˈaʒa bˌɨli zˌamjɛʃkˈali w rɔˈuɛn açˈillɛklɛˈɔfas flˈawbɛrt tˈɨɕɔnts ɕˈɛdɛmsˌɛt ɔɕɛmdʑˈɛɕɔnttʃtˈɛrɨ tˈɨɕɔnts ˈɔɕɛmsˌɛt tʃtɛrdʑˈɛɕcʲiʃˈɛɕtɕ, natʃˈɛlnɨ lˈɛkaʃ çˈirurk ʃpitˈala mʲɛjskʲˈɛɡɔ xˈɔtɛldjˈɛw, i ˈannɛjustʲˈinɛtsˌarɔlˈinɛ z dˈɔmu flˈɛwrjɔt tˈɨɕɔnts ɕˈɛdɛmsˌɛd dʑɛvʲɛɲdʑˈɛɕɔnttʃˈɨ tˈɨɕɔnts ˈɔɕɛmsˌɛt ɕɛdɛmdʑˈɛɕɔnddvˈa.
Rodzicami pisarza byli zamieszkali w Rouen Achille-Cléophas Flaubert (1784–1846), naczelny lekarz (chirurg) szpitala miejskiego Hôtel-Dieu, i Anne-Justine-Caroline z domu Fleuriot (1793–1872).