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Departments (incl. Overseas region (Région d'outre-mer is a recent designation given to the overseas departments which have similar powers to those of the regions of Metropolitan In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division overseas departments)

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Others in Overseas France Overseas collectivities Sui generis collectivity Overseas country Overseas territory Clipperton Island

The French Overseas Departments and Territories (French: départements d'outre-mer and collectivités d'outre-mer or DOM-TOM) consist broadly of French-administered territories outside of Europe. Overseas department (départements d’outre-mer or DOM) is a designation under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic that was given to the The 100 French departments are divided into 342 arrondissements, which may be translated into English as districts. The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. In France urban communities (communauté urbaine are the most integrated form of intercommunality in France. An agglomeration community ( French: communauté d'agglomération) is a metropolitan government structure in France, created by the Chevènement A communauté de communes (French for "community of communes " is a federation of municipalities (communes in France. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. In France associated communes (communes associées were created by the Commune Merger Act of July 16 1971 (also called the Marcellin Act) The municipal arrondissement (arrondissement municipal pronounced /aʀɔ̃dismɑ̃ mynisipal/ is a subdivision of the commune, used in the three largest cities Paris The French overseas collectivities ( collectivités d'outre-mer or COM) like the French regions, themselves are first-order Administrative divisions For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Overseas country ( French: pays d'outre-mer or POM) is the new designation for the Overseas collectivity of French Polynesia. Clipperton Island ( French: Île de Clipperton or Île de la Passion) is a nine-square-kilometre coral Atoll in the Eastern Pacific French ( français,) is a Romance language spoken around the world by 118 million people as a native language and by about 180 to 260 million people This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. These territories have varying legal status and different levels of autonomy, although all have representation in the Parliament of France (except those with no permanent inhabitants), and the right to vote in elections to the European Parliament. This article is for the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution The European Parliament ( Europarl or EP) is the only directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union (EU The French Overseas Departments and Territories include island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, a territory on the South American coast, and several periantarctic islands as well as an extensive claim in Antarctica. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a This is a List of Antarctic and sub-Antarctic islands. Sub-Antarctic islands are Islands in the Southern Ocean around Antarctica north of the Antarctic 2,597,318 people lived in the French Overseas Departments and Territories in January 2008. ^[1]

From a legal and administrative standpoint, departments are very different from territories: according to the French constitution, French laws and regulations generally apply (civil code, penal code, administrative law, social laws, tax laws et cetera), in departments as in the mainland. However, specific laws and regulations can be adapted to their specific situation. In territories, the principle is the opposite: territories are governed by autonomy statutes that allow them to make their own laws, except for some specific areas (like defense, international relations, international trade and currency, courts and administrative law), as provided in the autonomy statute, that are reserved to the central government and its local appointee.

Each inhabited French territory, metropolitan or overseas, is represented in both the French National Assembly and the French Senate (which make up the French Parliament). The French National Assembly. The other is the Senate ( “Sénat”) The Senate (Sénat is the Upper house of the Parliament of France, presided over by a president. This article is for the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution The overseas departments and territories are governed by local elected assemblies and by the French Parlimanent and French Government (where a cabinet member, the Minister of Overseas France, is in charge of issues related to the overseas departments and territories). The government of France is a Semi-presidential system determined by the French Constitution of the fifth Republic, in which the nation declares French government ministers are members of the Prime Minister 's Government or cabinet although in French the term " Cabinet " is rarely used to describe The Minister of Overseas France ("Ministre de l'Outremer" formerly "Minister of Overseas France and her Colonies" is a cabinet member in the Government

Overseas Departments and Overseas Regions

• Guadeloupe (since 1946)
• Martinique (since 1946)
• French Guiana (since 1946)
• Réunion (since 1946)

Overseas Collectivities

This category was created with the constitutional reform on 28 March 2003. Overseas department (départements d’outre-mer or DOM) is a designation under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic that was given to the Overseas region (Région d'outre-mer is a recent designation given to the overseas departments which have similar powers to those of the regions of Metropolitan Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The French overseas collectivities ( collectivités d'outre-mer or COM) like the French regions, themselves are first-order Administrative divisions Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Each collectivity has its own statutory laws.

• French Polynesia (1946-2003: overseas territory), since 2003: Overseas collectivity. French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Its new status of 2004 gives it the particular designation of overseas country (French: pays d'outre-mer), but the Constitutional Council of France judged that it was just a designation, not a particular status. The Constitutional Council ( Conseil Constitutionnel) was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958

• Mayotte (1976-2003: sui generis overseas territory, 2001-2003: with the designation departmental community), since 2003: Overseas community. Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Departmental collectivity (collectivité départementale is a legal designation for the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte. Mayotte has kept its particular designation of departmental community, which is not a particular status. In 2009 its population will vote on becoming a DOM-TOM. A referendum on becoming an Overseas department of France will be held in Mayotte in March or April 2009

• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1976-1985: overseas department, 1985-2003: sui generis overseas territory, since 2003: Overseas collectivity. The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is a group of small islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Year 1976 ( MCMLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Saint Pierre and Miquelon is still called collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

• Wallis and Futuna (1961-2003: overseas territory, since 2003: Overseas collectivity. Wallis and Futuna, officially the Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands ( French: Wallis et Futuna or Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna, Year 1961 ( MCMLXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. It is still commonly referred as a territoire (Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna).

Jack of the Minister of Overseas France

Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy

In 2003 the population of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe in order to form separate overseas collectivities of France. The Minister of Overseas France ("Ministre de l'Outremer" formerly "Minister of Overseas France and her Colonies" is a cabinet member in the Government Saint Barthélemy (Saint-Barthélemy officially the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy) is an Overseas collectivity ^[2] On February 7, 2007, the French Parliament passed a bill granting COM status to both Saint Barthélemy and neighbouring Saint Martin. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. This article is for the post-Revolutionary and present-day institution ^[3] The new status took effect on 22 February 2007 when the law was published in the Journal Officiel. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. JORF redirects here For the radio station in Japan see Radio Nippon. ^[4] They remain part of the European Union, as explicitly stated in the Treaty of Lisbon. The European Union ( EU) is a political and economic union of twenty-seven member states, located primarily in The Treaty of Lisbon (also known as the Reform Treaty) is a Treaty designed to streamline the workings of the European Union (EU with amendments to the ^[5]

Sui Generis Collectivity

The lands making up the French Republic, shown at the same geographic scale. The scale of a Map is the ratio of a single unit of distance on the map to the equivalent distance on the ground

• New Caledonia (1946-1999: overseas territory )

New Caledonia has a unique status and is not even a territorial collectivity, unlike all other French subdivisions. For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Year 1946 ( MCMXLVI) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. A Territorial collectivity ( collectivité territoriale and sometimes collectivité locale) within the French Republic, is the generic name As a result of the 1998 Nouméa Accord, New Caledonians will vote on an independence referendum scheduled between 2014 and 2019. The Nouméa Accord of 1998 promises to grant political power to New Caledonia and its original population the Kanaks until full independence is achieved 2014 ( MMXIV) will be a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. 2019 ( MMXIX) will be a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. This referendum will determine whether the territory remains a part of the French Republic as an overseas collectivity, or whether it will become an independent nation. The accords also specify a gradual devolution of powers to the local New Caledonian assembly.

• French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises; overseas territory of France since 1956). The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Year 1956 ( MCMLVI) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. According to new law 2007-224 of February 21, 2007 Scattered Islands constitute the 5th district of TAAF. The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean ( French: Îles Éparses or Îles éparses de l'océan indien) consist of four small coral islands and an atoll

Overseas Country

The status of overseas country (French: Pays d'outre-mer), projected for French Pacific dependencies, was finally never created. The 2004 status of French Polynesia gives it this designation, but also recalls that it belongs to the category of overseas communities. The Constitutional Council of France confirmed that the designation of overseas country had no legal consequences. Since its status has no name and since its parliament can make local laws, New Caledonia is sometimes incorrectly termed an overseas country.

Minor Territories

As state private property, France also owns Clipperton Island, a remote island in the Pacific Ocean. Clipperton Island ( French: Île de Clipperton or Île de la Passion) is a nine-square-kilometre coral Atoll in the Eastern Pacific The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions

List of French Overseas Territories

Inhabited departments and collectivities

Flag	Name	Capital	Population (Jan.  2007 , unless otherwise indicated)	Land area (km²)	Status	Location	Notes
	French Guiana	Cayenne	209,000	86,504	Overseas department / region	South America
	French Polynesia	Papeete	259,596 (Aug. French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France Cayenne is the Capital of French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America South America is a Continent of the Americas, situated entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the Papeete ("water from a basket" see footnote for variant spelling (papeʔete is the Capital of French Polynesia, an overseas territory 2007)	4,167	Overseas collectivity	South Pacific Ocean
	Guadeloupe	Basse-Terre	451,000 (with St Barth & St Martin) (ca. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq This article is about the city of Basse-Terre For the island on which the city is located see Basse-Terre Island. Saint Barthélemy (Saint-Barthélemy officially the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy) is an Overseas collectivity  408,000 without St Barth & St Martin)	1,703	Overseas department / region	Antilles
	Martinique	Fort-de-France	401,000	1,128	Overseas department / region	Antilles
	Mayotte	Mamoudzou	186,452 (July 2007)	374	Overseas collectivity	Africa (Mozambique Channel)	Will vote on overseas region status in 2009 Also claimed by Comoros
	New Caledonia	Nouméa	240,390	18,575	Sui generis collectivity	South Pacific Ocean	Referendum for independence in 2014
	Réunion	Saint-Denis	793,000	2,512	Overseas department / region	Africa (Indian Ocean)
	Saint Barthélemy	Gustavia	8,450	21	Overseas collectivity	Antilles	Detached from Guadeloupe on 22 February 2007
	Saint Martin	Marigot	33,102 (Oct. Saint Barthélemy (Saint-Barthélemy officially the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy) is an Overseas collectivity The Antilles (the same in French; Antillas in Spanish; Antillen in Dutch) refers to the islands forming the greater part of the Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Fort-de-France is the Capital of France 's Caribbean Département d'outre-mer of Martinique. Mamoudzou is the Capital of the French overseas collectivity of Mayotte, in the Indian Ocean. The Mozambique Channel is a portion of the Indian Ocean between the island of Madagascar and southeast Africa, namely Mozambique. A referendum on becoming an Overseas department of France will be held in Mayotte in March or April 2009 The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Saint-Denis (or unofficially Saint-Denis de la Réunion for disambiguation is the Préfecture (administrative capital of the French The Indian Ocean is the third largest of the world's Oceanic divisions covering about 20% of the water on the Earth 's surface Saint Barthélemy (Saint-Barthélemy officially the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy) is an Overseas collectivity Gustavia (pop roughly 3000 is the main town of the island of St Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Marigot is the main town and capital on the French side of the Caribbean island of Saint Martin. 2004)	53	Overseas collectivity	Antilles	Detached from Guadeloupe on 22 February 2007
	Saint Pierre and Miquelon	Saint-Pierre	6,125 (Jan. Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is a group of small islands in the North Atlantic Ocean, the Saint-Pierre is the Capital of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off of the coast of Newfoundland in Canada 2006)	242	Overseas collectivity	South East of Canada
	Wallis and Futuna	Mata-Utu	14,944 (July 2003)	274	Overseas collectivity	South Pacific Ocean

Uninhabited lands

(Lands generally uninhabited, except by researchers in scientific stations)

Flag	Name	Capital	Land area (km²)	Status	Location	Notes
	Bassas da India	-	1	TAAF district	Africa (Mozambique Channel)	Claimed by Madagascar
	Clipperton	-	7	French state private property	West of Mexico	Claimed by Mexico
	Crozet Islands	Alfred Faure	352	TAAF district	South Indian Ocean
	Europa	-	28	TAAF district	Africa (Mozambique Channel)	Claimed by Madagascar
	Glorioso Islands	-	5	TAAF district	Indian Ocean	Claimed by Comoros, Madagascar and Seychelles
	Juan de Nova	-	4,4	TAAF district	Africa (Mozambique Channel)	Claimed by Madagascar
	Kerguelen Islands	Port-aux-Français	7,215	TAAF district	South Indian Ocean
	Saint-Paul Island and Amsterdam Island	Martin-de-Viviès	66	TAAF district	Indian Ocean
	Tromelin Island	-	1	TAAF district	Indian Ocean	Claimed by Mauritius

Antarctica

Flag	Name	Capital	Land area (km²)	Status	Location	Notes
	Adélie Land	Dumont d'Urville Station	432,000	TAAF district	Antarctica	Antarctic Treaty System limiting sovereignty

Largest cities in overseas France

Ranked by population in the urban area:

• Pointe-à-Pitre–Les Abymes (Guadeloupe): 171,773 inhabitants (in 1999)
• Saint-Denis (Réunion): 158,139 (in 1999)
• Nouméa (New Caledonia): 146,245 (in 2004)
• Fort-de-France (Martinique): 134,727 (in 1999)
• Saint-Pierre (Réunion): 129,238 (in 1999)
• Papeete (French Polynesia): 127,635 (in 2002)
• Saint-Paul (Réunion): 87,712 (in 1999)
• Cayenne (French Guiana): 66,149 (in 1999)

Further reading

• Frédéric Monera, L'idée de République et la jurisprudence du Conseil constitutionnel - Paris : L. Saint Barthélemy (Saint-Barthélemy officially the Collectivity of Saint Barthélemy (French Collectivité de Saint-Barthélemy) is an Overseas collectivity Bassas da India (also called Basse de Judie) is an uninhabited roughly circular Atoll about 10 km in diameter which corresponds to a total size (including The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern Clipperton Island ( French: Île de Clipperton or Île de la Passion) is a nine-square-kilometre coral Atoll in the Eastern Pacific The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. The Crozet Islands (Îles Crozet or officially Archipel Crozet) are a sub- Antarctic Archipelago of small islands in the southern Indian Ocean Alfred-Faure or Port Alfred is a permanent French scientific station on Île de la Possession of the Crozet Islands. The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Europa Island (Île Europa is a 28 km² low-lying tropical Island in the Mozambique Channel, about a third of the way from southern Madagascar to The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern Glorieuses or Glorioso Islands ( French: Îles Glorieuses or officially also Archipel des Glorieuses) are a group of French islands The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands The Comoros (ˈkɒməroʊz; جزر القمر Juzur al-Qumur) officially the Union of the Comoros (Union des Comores الإتّحاد القمريّ Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern Seychelles (seɪˈʃɛl or /seɪˈʃɛlz/ in English and seʃɛl in French) officially the Republic of Seychelles (République des Seychelles Creole Juan de Nova Island (also Saint-Christophe, French: locally Île Juan de Nova or officially Île Juan da Nova) is a 4 The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Madagascar, or Republic of Madagascar (older name Malagasy Republic) is an Island nation in the Indian Ocean off the southeastern The Kerguelen Islands (in French: commonly Îles Kerguelen or Archipel de Kerguelen but officially Archipel des Kerguelen or Archipel Port-aux-Français is the capital settlement of the Kerguelen Islands, French territory in the south Indian Ocean. The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Île Saint-Paul ( St Paul Island) is an Island forming part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands in the Indian Ocean, with an area New Amsterdam or Île Amsterdam ˈilɑmstəˈdɑm (meaning Amsterdam island after the Dutch Capital) is a French Martin-de-Viviès is the capital of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands and île Amsterdam, it is on the North coast of île Amsterdam in the Indian Ocean The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Tromelin Island troʊmˌlæn ˈʔaɪlənd ( French: Île Tromelin /il tʀɔmlɛ̃/ is a low flat 0 The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands Mauritius (pronounced məˈrɪʃəs L’île Maurice /il mɔ'ʁis/ Mauritian Creole: Maurice) officially the Republic of Mauritius, République Adélie Land is the portion of the Antarctic coast between Pourquoi Pas Point at and Point Alden at, with a shore length of 350 km and with its hinterland The Dumont d'Urville Station ( French: Base Dumont d'Urville) is a French scientific station located in Antarctica on Île des Pétrels The French Southern and Antarctic Lands (Terres australes et antarctiques françaises abbreviated TAAF) full name Territory of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands The Antarctic Treaty and related agreements collectively called the Antarctic Treaty System or ATS, regulate International relations with respect to In France an unité urbaine (literally "urban unit" is a statistical area defined by INSEE, the French national statistics office for the measurement of contiguously Pointe-à-Pitre ( French: Pointe-à-Pitre, pwɛ̃tapitʁ Creole: Lapwent, pronounced) is the largest city of Guadeloupe, an Les Abymes is the most populated commune in the French Overseas region and department of Guadeloupe, in the Lesser Guadeloupe is an island group or Archipelago located in the eastern Caribbean Sea at, with a land area of 1628 square kilometres (629  sq Saint-Denis (or unofficially Saint-Denis de la Réunion for disambiguation is the Préfecture (administrative capital of the French Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of For the former North American fur-trading district see New Caledonia (Canada, and for the Scottish colony in Panama see Darien scheme. Fort-de-France is the Capital of France 's Caribbean Département d'outre-mer of Martinique. Martinique is an Island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, having a land area of 1128 km² Saint-Pierre is the third-largest commune in the French overseas département of Réunion. Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Papeete ("water from a basket" see footnote for variant spelling (papeʔete is the Capital of French Polynesia, an overseas territory French Polynesia ( French: Polynésie française, Tahitian: Pōrīnetia Farāni) is a French Overseas collectivity in the Saint-Paul is the second-largest commune in the French overseas département of Réunion. Réunion ( French: Réunion or formally La Réunion; previously Île Bourbon) is an island located in the Indian Ocean, east of Cayenne is the Capital of French Guiana, an overseas ''région'' and ''département'' of France located in South America French Guiana (Guyane française officially fr ''Guyane'' is an Overseas department (French département d'outre-mer, or DOM) of France G. D. J. , 2004 [1] [2];

See also

• French colonial empire
• Administrative divisions of France
• Government of France
• Islands controlled by France in the Indian and Pacific oceans
• Communes in France
• Outremer

References

Robert Aldrich and John Connell, France's Overseas Frontier, Cambride University Press, 1992

External links

• Official site
• past and current developments of France's overseas administrative divisions like pays d'outre-mer (French language)