Overseas France - wikipedia Overseas France `` Overseas territories of France '' redirects here. For the Euro - constituency, see Overseas Territories of France ( European Parliament constituency ). `` Outre - mer '' redirects here. For the historical term, see Outremer. Overseas France Flag Territory of the French Republic ( red ) Overseas territories ( circled ) Claimed territory ( Adélie Land ; hatched ) Largest settlements Nouméa, New Caledonia Papeete, French Polynesia Languages French, Antillean Creole, Guianan Creole, Reunionese Creole, Shimaore, Tahitian, Marquesan, ' Uvean, Futunan, Drehu, Nengone, Paicî, Ajië, Xârâcùù, and 35 other native languages of New Caledonia Demonym French Territories 5 departments / regions 8 territories Guadeloupe Martinique French Guiana Réunion Mayotte Saint Martin Saint Barthélemy Saint Pierre and Miquelon New Caledonia Wallis and Futuna French Polynesia Clipperton French Southern and Antarctic Lands Leaders President Emmanuel Macron Minister Annick Girardin Area Total 551,394 km ( 212,894 sq mi ) Population Estimate 2,735,000 ( 2017 ) Currency Euro CFP Franc Date format dd / mm / yyyy ( AD ) Overseas France ( French : France d'outre - mer ) consists of all the French - administered territories outside the European continent. These territories have varying legal status and different levels of autonomy, although all ( except those with no permanent inhabitants ) have representation in both France 's National Assembly and Senate, which together make up the French Parliament. Their citizens have French nationality and vote for the president of France. They have the right to vote in elections to the European Parliament ( French citizens living overseas currently vote in the Overseas constituency ). Overseas France includes island territories in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans, French Guiana on the South American continent, and several periantarctic islands as well as a claim in Antarctica. Almost all inhabited French administrative divisions outside Europe are classified as either overseas regions or overseas collectivites ; these statuses are very different from one another from a legal and administrative standpoint. Overseas regions have exactly the same status as mainland France 's regions. The French constitution provides that, in general, French laws and regulations ( France 's civil code, penal code, administrative law, social laws, tax laws, etc. ) apply to French overseas regions the same as in mainland France, but can be adapted as needed to suit the region 's particular needs. In the French overseas regions, laws can not be adapted whereas the overseas collectivities are empowered to make their own laws, except in certain areas ( such as defense, international relations, trade and currency, and judicial and administrative law ). The overseas collectivities are governed by local elected assemblies and by the French Parliament and French government, with a cabinet member, the Minister of Overseas France, in charge of issues related to the overseas territories. ( New Caledonia is neither an overseas region nor an overseas collectivity ; it has a sui generis status, in keeping with the Nouméa Accord. ) Overseas France has an exclusive economic zone ( EEZ ) of 9,821,231 km2 ( 3,791,998 sq. miles ), and account for 17.8 % of the land territory and 96.7 % of the EEZ of the French Republic ( excluding the district of Adélie Land, part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands, where the French sovereignty is effective de jure by French law, but where the French exclusive claim on this part of Antarctica is frozen by a mandatory international cooperation since the signing of the Antarctic Treaty in 1959 ). Contents 1 Varying constitutional statuses 1.1 Overseas regions 1.2 Overseas collectivities 1.3 Overseas territories 1.4 Special status 2 Political representation in the French Parliament 2.1 Representation in the National Assembly 2.2 Representation in the Senate 3 Overview 3.1 Inhabited departments and collectivities 3.2 Uninhabited overseas territories 3.3 Map 4 Largest cities in overseas France 5 See also 6 References 7 Further reading 8 External links Varying constitutional statuses Overseas regions Main article : Overseas region Historical population Year Pop. ± % 1953 909,000 -- 1963 1,194,000 + 31.4 % 1973 1,475,000 + 23.5 % 1,656,000 + 12.3 % 2,028,000 + 22.5 % 2003 2,414,000 + 19.0 % 2013 2,691,000 + 11.5 % 2016 2,774,000 + 3.1 % The population of all five overseas departments totaled 2,114,000 ( 7 ) in January 2016. The population of the overseas collectivities amounted to 660.000 inhabitants ( Saint - Pierre - et - Miquelon ( 8 ), Saint - Barthélemy ( 9 ), Saint - Martin ( 10 ), Polynésie francaise ( 11 ), Wallis et Futuna ( 12 ), Nouvelle - Calédonie ( 13 ) ). The total population of the overseas departments and territories of France is estimated at 2,774,000. Guadeloupe ( since 1946 ) French Guiana ( since 1946 ) Martinique ( since 1946 ) Réunion ( since 1946 ) Mayotte ( since 2011 ) 1976 -- 2003 : sui generis overseas territory ; 2001 -- 2003 : with the designation departmental community ; 2003 -- 2011 : Overseas community. In the 2009 Mahoran status referendum, Mahorans voted to become an overseas department in 2011, which occurred on March 31, 2011. Overseas collectivities Main article : Overseas collectivity The category of `` overseas collectivity '' was created by France 's constitutional reform of March 28, 2003. Each overseas collectivity has its own statutory laws. French Polynesia ( 1946 -- 2003 : overseas territory, since 2003 : overseas collectivity ) In 2004 it was given the designation of `` overseas country '' ( French : pays d'outre - mer ), but the Constitutional Council of France has clarified that this designation did not create a new political category. Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( 1976 -- 85 : overseas department, 1985 -- 2003 : sui generis overseas territory, since 2003 : overseas collectivity ). Despite being given the political status of `` overseas collectivity, '' Saint Pierre et Miquelon is called collectivité territoriale de Saint - Pierre - et - Miquelon, literally `` territorial collectivity. '' Wallis and Futuna ( 1961 -- 2003 : overseas territory, since 2003 : overseas collectivity ). It is still commonly referred to as a territoire ( Territoire des îles Wallis et Futuna ). Saint Martin : In 2003, the populations of St. Martin and St. Barthélemy voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe in order to become separate overseas collectivities of France. On February 7, 2007, the French Parliament passed a bill granting COM status to both jurisdictions. The new status took effect on February 22, 2007 when the law was published in the Journal Officiel. They remain part of the European Union, as stated in the Treaty of Lisbon. Saint Barthélemy ( see the comments immediately above ). Overseas territories Main article : Overseas territory ( France ) French Southern and Antarctic Lands ( Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises ; overseas territory of France since 1956 ). It is currently the only overseas territory. According to law 2007 - 224 of February 21, 2007, the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean constitute the 5th district of TAAF. Special status New Caledonia was classified as an overseas territory beginning in 1946, but as a result of the 1998 Nouméa Accord, it gained a special status ( statut particulier or statut original ) in 1999. A New Caledonian citizenship was established ( in addition to the French citizenship which is kept in parallel, along with the consequent European citizenship ), and a gradual transfer of power from the French state to New Caledonia itself was begun, to last from 15 to 20 years. Clipperton Island ( French : Île de Clipperton or Île de la Passion, Spanish : Isla de la Pasión ) is a 9 km ( 3.5 sq mi ) coral atoll located 1,280 km ( 800 miles ) south - west of Acapulco, Mexico, in the Pacific Ocean. It is held as state private property under the direct authority of the French government, and is administered by France 's Overseas Minister. Political representation in the French Parliament Flag of the Minister of Overseas France With 2,691,000 inhabitants in 2013, Overseas France account for 4.1 % of the population of the French Republic. They enjoy a corresponding representation in the two chambers of the French Parliament. Representation in the National Assembly In the 13th Legislature ( 2012 - 2017 ), Overseas France is represented by 27 députés ( M.P.s ) in the French National Assembly, accounting for 4.7 % of the 577 députés in the National Assembly : Réunion : 7 députés Guadeloupe : 4 députés Martinique : 4 députés French Polynesia : 3 députés French Guiana : 2 députés Mayotte : 2 député New Caledonia : 2 députés Saint Pierre and Miquelon : 1 député Wallis and Futuna : 1 député Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin : 1 député Representation in the Senate Since September 2011, Overseas France is represented by 21 senators in the French Senate, accounting for 6.0 % of the 343 senators in the Senate : Réunion : 4 senators Guadeloupe : 3 senators French Guiana : 2 senators French Polynesia : 2 senators Martinique : 2 senators Mayotte : 2 senators New Caledonia : 2 senators Saint Barthélemy : 1 senator Saint Martin : 1 senator Saint Pierre and Miquelon : 1 senator Wallis and Futuna : 1 senator Overview Inhabited departments and collectivities The 11 French overseas territories are : Flag Name Capital Population Land area ( km ) Population density ( inh. per km ) Status Location Notes Guiana Cayenne 250,109 ( Jan. 2013 ) 83,534 Overseas department / region South America French Polynesia Papeete 268,270 ( Aug. 2012 ) 03,521 ! 3,521 76 Overseas collectivity South Pacific Ocean Guadeloupe Basse - Terre 405,739 ( Jan. 2013 ) 01,628 ! 1,628 249 Overseas department / region Antilles Martinique Fort - de-France 386,486 ( Jan. 2013 ) 01,128 ! 1,128 343 Overseas department / region Antilles Mayotte Mamoudzou 226,915 ( Jan. 2015 ) 00,374 ! 374 569 Overseas department / region Africa ( Mozambique Channel ) Voted on March 29, 2009 in favour of attaining overseas department / region status. That status became effective on March 31, 2011. Also claimed by Comoros New Caledonia Nouméa 268,767 ( Aug. 2014 ) 18,575.5 14 Sui generis collectivity South Pacific Ocean Referendum for independence to occur 2018. Réunion Saint - Denis 840,974 ( Jan. 2013 ) 02,504 ! 2,504 336 Overseas department / region Africa ( Indian Ocean ) Saint Barthélemy Gustavia 009,035 ! 9,035 ( Jan. 2011 ) 00,025 ! 25 361 Overseas collectivity Antilles Detached from Guadeloupe on February 22, 2007. Saint Martin Marigot 036,286 ! 36,286 ( Jan. 2011 ) 00,053 ! 53 685 Overseas collectivity Antilles Detached from Guadeloupe on February 22, 2007. Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint - Pierre 006,080 ! 6,080 ( Jan. 2011 ) 00,242 ! 242 25 Overseas collectivity Southeast of Canada Wallis and Futuna Mata - Utu 012,197 ! 12,197 ( Jul. 2013 ) 00,142 ! 142 86 Overseas collectivity South Pacific Ocean Jump up ^ Article 2 of the French Constitution states that the French flag is the only legal flag of France. Only French Polynesia, a collectivity, and New Caledonia, a special collectivity are allowed official flags. This right was granted to French Polynesia by a September, 6th, 1984, law and to New Caledonia by the Nouméa Accord. The Administrator of French Antarctica is also granted his own flag through a February, 23rd, 2007 ordinance. Historical flags are sometimes used but have no basis in law. Many territories use unofficial flags to represent the territories. The unofficial flags are shown in this table. Uninhabited overseas territories ( Lands generally uninhabited, except by researchers in scientific stations ) Flag Name District Scattered islands Capital Land area ( km ) Status Location Notes Clipperton - - - French state private property West of Mexico French Southern and Antarctic Lands Crozet Islands - Alfred Faure 340 TAAF district South Indian Ocean 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 Adélie Land - Dumont d'Urville Station 432,000 TAAF district Antarctica Under terms of Antarctic Treaty System Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean Banc du Geyser - 0 TAAF district Africa ( Mozambique Channel ) Claimed by Madagascar and Comoros Bassas da India - Africa ( Mozambique Channel ) Claimed by Madagascar Europa - 30 Africa ( Mozambique Channel ) Claimed by Madagascar Glorioso Islands - 7 Indian Ocean Claimed by Comoros and Madagascar Juan de Nova - 5 Africa ( Mozambique Channel ) Claimed by Madagascar Tromelin Island - Indian Ocean Claimed by Mauritius Map Largest cities in overseas France This article is part of the series on Administrative divisions of France Main article Regions ( incl. overseas regions ) Departments ( incl. overseas departments ) Arrondissements Cantons Intercommunality Métropole Communauté urbaine Communauté d'agglomération Communauté de communes Communes Associated communes Municipal arrondissements Others in Overseas France Overseas collectivities Sui generis collectivity Overseas country Overseas territory Clipperton Island Ranked by population in the urban area : Pointe - à - Pitre -- Les Abymes ( Guadeloupe ) : 315,684 inhabitants ( in 2013 ) Saint - Denis ( Réunion ) : 197,256 ( in 2013 ) Fort - de-France ( Martinique ) : 171,628 ( in 2008 ) Nouméa ( New Caledonia ) : 163,723 ( in 2009 ) Saint - Pierre ( Réunion ) : 148,273 ( in 2008 ) Papeete ( French Polynesia ) : 131,695 ( in 2007 ) Saint - Paul ( Réunion ) : 103,008 ( in 2008 ) Cayenne ( French Guiana ) : 102,089 ( in 2008 ) See also French colonial empire Administrative divisions of France Government of France List of islands administered by France in the Indian and Pacific oceans Communes in France Outremer Metropolitan France Organisation internationale de la Francophonie List of French possessions and colonies References Jump up ^ The Pew Charitable Trusts. `` SEA AROUND US PROJECT : Exclusive Economic Zones ( EEZ ) ''. Archived from the original on January 2, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2014. Jump up ^ `` French Caribbean voters reject change ''. Caribbean Net News. December 9, 2003. Retrieved February 9, 2007. However, voters in the two tiny French dependencies of Saint - Barthélemy and Saint - Martin, which have been administratively attached to Guadeloupe, approved the referendum and are set to acquire the new status of `` overseas collectivity ''. Jump up ^ Magras, Bruno ( February 16, 2007 ). `` Letter of Information from the Mayor to the residents and non-residents, to the French and to the foreigners, of Saint Barthelemy '' ( PDF ). St. Barth Weekly. p. 2. Retrieved February 18, 2007. On February 7 of this year, the French Parliament adopted the law granting Saint - Barthélemy the Statute of an Overseas Collectivity. Jump up ^ `` Saint - Barth To Become An Overseas Collectivity '' ( PDF ). St. Barth Weekly. February 9, 2007. p. 2. Retrieved February 9, 2007. Jump up ^ `` Treaty of Lisbon, Article 2, points 287 and 293 ''. Retrieved January 31, 2008. Jump up ^ `` Nouvelle - Calédonie '', Le Petit Larousse ( 2010 ), Paris, page 1559. Jump up ^ Population of Metropolitan France and the 4 old overseas departments ( ( 1 ) ), plus the new overseas department of Mayotte ( ( 2 ) ), plus the overseas collectivities of French Polynesia ( ( 3 ) ), New Caledonia ( ( 4 ) ), Wallis and Futuna ( ( 5 ) ), and St Martin, St Barth, and St Pierre and Miquelon ( ( 6 ) ). ^ Jump up to : INSEE. `` Estimation de population au 1er janvier, par région, sexe et grande classe d'âge -- Année 2013 '' ( in French ). Retrieved January 26, 2014. ^ Jump up to : INSEE. `` Base chiffres clés : évolution et structure de la population 2010 '' ( in French ). Retrieved January 31, 2014. Jump up ^ ISPF. `` Population des subdivisions administratives de Polynésie française '' ( in French ). Retrieved October 26, 2013. ^ Jump up to : INSEE. `` Tableau Économique de Mayotte 2010 '' ( PDF ) ( in French ). p. 21. Retrieved January 31, 2014. Jump up ^ INSEE. `` 212 600 habitants à Mayotte en 2012 - La population augmente toujours fortement '' ( in French ). Retrieved October 26, 2013. Jump up ^ ISEE. `` Chiffres clés Nouvelle - Calédonie - Démographie '' ( in French ). Retrieved October 26, 2013. Jump up ^ ISEE. `` Tableaux de l'Economie Calédonienne : Population, superficie et densité par commune et province en 2009 '' ( PDF ) ( in French ). Retrieved January 31, 2014. ^ Jump up to : INSEE, Government of France. `` Populations légales 2011 des collectivités d'outre - mer '' ( in French ). Retrieved January 31, 2014. Jump up ^ INSEE. `` Actualités : 2008, An 1 de la collectivité de Saint - Barthélemy '' ( in French ). Retrieved January 31, 2014. Jump up ^ INSEE. `` Actualités : 2008, An 1 de la collectivité de Saint - Martin '' ( in French ). Retrieved January 31, 2014. Jump up ^ STSEE. `` Populations légales au recensement de la population 2013 de Wallis et Futuna '' ( in French ). Retrieved January 31, 2014. Jump up ^ Ministry of Overseas France. `` L'île de Clipperton '' ( in French ). Retrieved January 31, 2014. ^ Jump up to : Délégation générale à l'outre - mer. `` Terres Australes et Antarctiques Françaises : Données géographiques et humaines '' ( PDF ) ( in French ). Retrieved January 31, 2014. Further reading Robert Aldrich and John Connell, France 's Overseas Frontier, Cambridge University Press, 1992 Frédéric Monera, L'idée de République et la jurisprudence du Conseil constitutionnel - Paris : L.G.D.J., 2004 ( 14 ) ( 15 ) ; External links Official website Overseas France at Curlie ( based on DMOZ ) Overseas France Inhabited areas Overseas departments French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte Réunion Overseas collectivities French Polynesia St. Barthélemy St. Martin St. Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna Sui generis collectivity New Caledonia Uninhabited areas Pacific Ocean Clipperton Island Overseas territory ( French Southern and Antarctic Lands ) Île Amsterdam Île Saint - Paul Crozet Islands Kerguelen Islands Adélie Land Scattered islands in the Indian Ocean Bassas da India Europa Island Glorioso Islands Juan de Nova Island Tromelin Island Also known as overseas regions Claimed by Comoros Claimed by Madagascar Claimed by Mauritius Dependencies of European Union states Denmark Faroe Islands Greenland France Clipperton Island French Polynesia French Southern and Antarctic Lands Adélie Land Île Amsterdam Crozet Islands Îles Éparses Kerguelen Islands Île Saint - Paul New Caledonia Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna Netherlands Aruba Caribbean Netherlands Curaçao Sint Maarten United Kingdom Crown dependencies Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Sovereign Base Areas Akrotiri and Dhekelia Overseas territories Anguilla Bermuda British Antarctic Territory British Indian Ocean Territory British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Falkland Islands Gibraltar Montserrat Pitcairn Islands Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands Turks and Caicos Islands Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Overseas_France&oldid=809271376 '' Categories : Overseas France Subdivisions of France Hidden categories : Articles containing French - language text CS1 French - language sources ( fr ) Use mdy dates from August 2014 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from February 2016 Articles containing Spanish - language text Articles with DMOZ links Talk Contents About Wikipedia Languages Afrikaans Беларуская Български Brezhoneg Català Čeština Cymraeg Dansk Deutsch Eesti Español Esperanto Euskara فارسی Français Frysk Galego 한국어 हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia Italiano עברית Basa Jawa ქართული Kiswahili Lëtzebuergesch Lietuvių Ligure Magyar Bahasa Melayu Nederlands 日本 語 پنجابی Polski Português Română Русский Scots Simple English Slovenčina Српски / srpski Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски Basa Sunda Suomi Svenska Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 8 November 2017, at 03 : 06. 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Question: what is the name of the french overseas department
Answer: Overseas France