Under the 1946 Constitution of the Fourth Republic, the French colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in the Caribbean and Réunion in the Indian Ocean became départements d'outre-mer (in English Overseas Departments) or DOMs. Metropolitan (i. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... Région doutre-mer, or Overseas regions, is a recent designation given to the départements doutre-mer which have similar powers to those of the régions of metropolitan France. ... The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... The 100 French départements are divided into 342 arrondissements. ... The canton is an administrative division of France. ... A communauté urbaine (urban community in English) is the higher degree of intercommunal cooperation in France. ... A communauté dagglomération is a metropolitan governement structure in France, created by the Loi Chevénement in 1999. ... The commune (in French: commune, word appeared in the 12th century, from Medieval Latin communia, gathering of people sharing a common life, from Latin communis, things held in common) is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. ... The municipal arrondissement (French: arrondissement municipal), more simply referred to as arrondissement, is a level of administrative division in France lower than the commune. ... A collectivité doutre-mer (COM, French for overseas collectivity) is an administrative division of France. ... Map of New Caledonia New Caledonia (French: Nouvelle-Calédonie; popular names: Kanaky, Le caillou) is a French territory of 18,575 km² (7,172 sq. ... A pays doutre-mer (POM, French for overseas country) is an administrative division of France. ... A Territoire doutre-mer (TOM, French for Overseas territory) is an administrative division of France. ... The Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean (in French ÃŽles éparses de locéan indien) are five islands of the Indian Ocean with no permanent population, Bassas da India, Europa, Juan de Nova, Glorioso, and Tromelin. ... 1946 was a common year starting on Tuesday. ... The Fourth Republic existed in France between 1946 and 1958. ... -1... ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

The status of DOMs differs from that of Overseas Territories (TOMs), but because of some common peculiarities, DOMs, TOMs and other overseas possessions with other statuses are often referred to as DOM/TOM. A Territoire doutre-mer (TOM, French for Overseas territory) is an administrative division of France. ...

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon became a DOM in 1976, but its status changed to that of a collectivité territoriale in 1985. Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (French Saint-Pierre et Miquelon) 46°47′ N 56°12′ W is a French overseas collectivity consisting of several small islands off the eastern coast of Canada near Newfoundland. ... 1976 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ... // Metropolitan France As of January 1, 2004, metropolitan France is divided into: 22 régions (although strictly speaking Corsica is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common speech) the régions are divided into 96 départements the... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

As integral parts of the French Republic, they are represented in the National Assembly, Senate and Economic and Social Council, elect a Member of the European Parliament (MEP), and also use the Euro as their currency. The Palais Bourbon, front The French National Assembly (French: Assemblée nationale) is one of the two houses of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. ... The Senate (in French : le Sénat) is the upper house of the Parliament of France. ... The Economic and Social Council of France is a consultative assembly. ... The European Parliament is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ... The euro (€; ISO 4217 code EUR) is the currency of twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, and Spain. ...

Since 1982, following the French government's policy of decentralisation, they have elected regional councils with powers similar to those of the régions of metropolitan France. As a result of a constitutional revision which occurred in 2003, these régions are now to be called régions d'outre-mer; indeed the new wording of the Constitution aims to give no precedence to either appellation département or région d'outre-mer, though the second one is still virtually unused by French media. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Symbol of the French government In its Constitution, France declares itself to be an indivisible, laïque (roughly secular), democratic, and social republic. ... Decentralisation (or decentralization) is any of various means of more widely distributing decision-making to bring it closer to the point of service or action. ... France is divided into 26 régions: 21 of these are in the continental part of metropolitan France, one is Corse on the island of Corsica (although strictly speaking Corse is in fact a territorial collectivity, not a région, but is referred to as a région in common... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

See also

• département
• Administrative divisions of France

The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Metropolitan (i. ...

External link

• Ministère de l'Outre-Mer