French Overseas Collectivity

Territorial status in France with greater autonomy than overseas departments.

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A French Overseas Collectivity is a territorial status in France, granting greater autonomy than overseas departments but less than independent states.

/ˌfʁɑ̃s ˌoʊvərsiːz kəˈlɛktiˌvi.teɪ/

Derived from French 'collectivité d'outre-mer', referring to a community beyond France’s European territory.

territorial status French territories

New Caledonia French Polynesia Saint Barthélemy Martinique Guadeloupe

France

political entity territory