Overseas collectivity
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The
overseas regions and overseas departments, which have the same status as metropolitan France
but are located outside Europe.
As integral parts of pegged to the euro, whereas the Atlantic COMs use the euro
itself.
As of 31 March 2011, there were six COMs:
- overseas country inside the Republic (French: pays d'outre-mer au sein de la République, or POM), but without legal modification of its status. French Polynesia has a great degree of autonomy, two symbolic manifestations of which are the title of the President of French Polynesia (Le président de la Polynésie française) and its additional designation as a pays d'outre-mer. Legislature: Assembly of French Polynesiasince 2004.
- Saint Barthélemy, an island in the Lesser Antilles. St. Barthelemy was separated from the overseas department of Guadeloupe in 2007. It has a territorial council and executive council, and in 2012 ceased to be part of the European Union.[1]
- Saint Martin, the northern part of the island of Saint Martin in the Lesser Antilles. St. Martin was separated from the overseas department of Guadeloupe in 2007. It has a territorial council and executive council, and with separation remained a part of the European Union.
- territorial council. It is the last remaining part of New Franceto be under French rule.
- Wallis and Futuna, three small islands in the Pacific Ocean has a high administrator and territorial assembly.
Former COMs and overseas territories
- Mayotte was a COM from 1976 until 31 March 2011, when it became an overseas department.[2]
- 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, and a gradual transfer of power from the French state to New Caledonia itself was begun, which was due to take from fifteen to twenty years. A series of referenda on further reforms have been held since 2018, with voters choosing to remain part of France, despite unrest.[3]
Table of overseas collectivities and sui generis collectivity
| Overseas collectivity | Capital |
|---|---|
 French Polynesia |
Papeete |
 Saint Barthélemy |
Gustavia |
 Saint Martin |
Marigot |
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon |
Saint-Pierre |
 Wallis and Futuna |
Mata Utu |
| Sui generis collectivity | Capital |
|---|---|
 French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
Saint-Pierre |
 New Caledonia |
Nouméa |
See also
- 2009 Mahoran status referendum
- Administrative divisions of France
- Overseas country of France (Outre-mer)
- Overseas departments and regions of France
- Overseas France
- Overseas Territories of France (European Parliament constituency)
- Overseas territory
- Special member state territories and the European Union
References
- ^ "EUROPEAN COUNCIL DECISION of 29 October 2010 amending the status with regard to the European Union of the island of Saint-Barthélemy". Eur-lex.europa.eu. Retrieved 2016-04-21.
- ^ Benoît Hopquin (31 March 2011). "Mayotte accède à son statut de département dans la confusion". Le Monde. Retrieved 31 March 2011.
- ^ "New Caledonia: 'Shots fired' at police in French territory amid riots over voting reforms". France 24. 2024-05-14. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
External links
- COM – Overseas communities at the far ends of the world – Official French website (in English)
- Official website (in French)
- Past and current developments of France's overseas administrative divisions like collectivités d'outre-mer (in French)