French Colonial Empire
France has possessed multiple empires over its existence, but the most recent, the French Empire of the Modern Era, is included here.
Understand
History
France's Modern Era Empire began with the conquest of Algiers in 1830, and began to decline after World War II. Around 1930, the French Empire controlled much of Africa and parts of the Middle East and Asia, but by the 21st century, it had been reduced to small territories, mostly scattered islands.
Destinations
Historical sites
- Palace of Versailles — Signing of the Treaty of Versailles
- Place de la Concorde — Home to colonial architecture
- The French Ardennes — Site of multiple battles in both world wars.
Former French colonies
As of 1930
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French Colonial Empire in 1920
- Sahel — Mali, Niger, Mauritania, and Chad
- Cameroon
- Gabon
- Indochina — Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia
- Republic of the Congo
- Madagascar
- Algeria
- Syria
- Lebanon
- Central African Republic
- Morocco — not including the Western Sahara
- Tunisia
- Benin
- Togo
- Ivory Coast
- Guinea
- Senegal
- Djibouti
- Burkina Faso
- Comoros
- Pondicherry — now part of India
- Vanuatu
Current overseas territories
- See also: France#Overseas France
As of 2019:
- Clipperton Island
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- French Southern and Antarctic Lands
- Guadeloupe
- Martinique
- Mayotte
- New Caledonia
- Réunion
- Saint-Barthélemy
- Saint Martin
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- Wallis and Futuna
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