The armistice divided France into occupied and unoccupied zones: northern and western France, including the entire Atlantic coast, was occupied by Germany, and the remaining two-fifths of the country was under the control of the French government with the capital at Vichy under Pétain.
Gencatan senjata membagi Prancis menjadi zona-zona yang diduduki dan tidak dihuni: Prancis utara dan barat, termasuk seluruh pantai Atlantik, ditempati oleh Jerman, dan sisa dua perlima negara berada di bawah kendali pemerintah Prancis dengan ibukota di Vichy di bawah Pétain.