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This post is part of a series about genealogy in France. You can read the complete series HERE.

France, like many nations in Europe controlled lands outside of the country, such as:

• Martinique
• Reunion Island
• Wallis & Fortuna
• Guadeloupe – located in the archipelago in the Caribbean and consists of six inhabited islands
  • Basse-Terre
  • Grande-Terre
  • Marie-Galante
  • La Desirade
  • Iles des Saintes
  • other inhabited islands
• French Guiana – bordering Brazil and the Republic of Suriname
• New Caledonia
• French Polynesia
  • Society Islands
  • Marquesas Islands
  • Austral Islands (scattered)
  • Tuamotu Islands (scattered)
• Mayotte – Located in the Indian Ocean and became a departmental region of France in 2011 following a referendum in 2009
• Crozet Islands
• Kerguelen
• Amsterdam and St Paul
• St Pierre and Miquelon
• Saint Martin & St Barth – Saint Martin is an island shared with the Netherlands – More information found HERE

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Some of these locations have records included at FamilySearch.