This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. [1]
This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands. [1]
All French islands over 100 km2 (39 sq mi), ranked by decreasing area.
| Name | Location | Area (km2) | Area (sq mi) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grande-Terre (mainland of New Caledonia) | New Caledonia | 16,372 | 6,321 |
| 2 | Corsica | Mediterranean Sea | 8,680 | 3,350 |
| 3 | Grande-Terre | Kerguelen Islands | 6,675 | 2,577 |
| 4 | Réunion | Réunion | 2,512 | 970 |
| 5 | Lifou | New Caledonia | 1,146 | 442 |
| 6 | Martinique | Martinique | 1,128 | 436 |
| 7 | Tahiti | French Polynesia | 1,036 | 400 |
| 8 | Basse-Terre | Guadeloupe | 848 | 327 |
| 9 | Maré | New Caledonia | 657 | 254 |
| 10 | Grande-Terre | Guadeloupe | 586 | 226 |
| 11 | Grande-Terre (mainland of Mayotte) | Mayotte | 363 | 140 |
| 12 | Nuku Hiva | French Polynesia | 345 | 133 |
| 13 | Hiva Oa | French Polynesia | 318 | 123 |
| 14 | Miquelon | Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | 214 | 83 |
| 15 | Île Foch | Kerguelen Islands | 206 | 80 |
| 16 | Oléron | Atlantic Ocean | 190 | 73 |
| 17 | Raiatea | French Polynesia | 173 | 67 |
| 18 | Marie-Galante | Guadeloupe | 158 | 61 |
| 19 | Île de la Possession | Crozet Islands | 153 | 59 |
| 20 | Île des Pins | New Caledonia | 141 | 54 |
| 21 | Ouvéa | New Caledonia | 133 | 51 |
| 22 | Moorea | French Polynesia | 132 | 51 |
| 23 | Île de l'Est | Crozet Islands | 122 | 47 |
| 24 | Ua Pou | French Polynesia | 112 | 43 |
List of the most populated French islands.
| Name | Location | Population | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Réunion | Indian Ocean | 802,000 (January 2008) |
| 2 | Martinique | Caribbean | 402,000 (January 2008) |
| 3 | Corsica | Mediterranean | 302,000 (January 2008) |
| 4 | New Caledonia's mainland (Grande-Terre) | Pacific | 205,939 (August 2009) |
| 5 | Guadeloupe's Grande-Terre | Caribbean | 197,603 (January 2006) |
| 6 | Guadeloupe's Basse-Terre | Caribbean | 186,661 (January 2006) |
| 7 | Tahiti | Pacific | 178,133 (August 2007) |
| 8 | Mayotte's mainland (Grande Terre) | Indian Ocean | 162,036 (July 2007) |
| 9 | Saint Martin (French part only) | Caribbean | 35,263 (January 2006) |
| 10 | Mayotte's Petite Terre (aka Pamanzi) | Indian Ocean | 24,416 (July 2007) |
| 11 | Oléron | Bay of Biscay | 20,991 (January 2006) |
| 12 | Île de Ré | Bay of Biscay | 17,640 (January 2006) |
| 13 | Moorea | Pacific | 16,191 (August 2007) |
| 14 | Raiatea | Pacific | 12,024 (August 2007) |
| 15 | Marie-Galante | Caribbean | 12,009 (January 2006) |
| 16 | Lifou | Pacific | 10,170 (August 2004) |
| 17 | Noirmoutier | Bay of Biscay | 9,813 (January 2006) |
| 18 | Wallis (aka Uvea) | Pacific | 9,227 (July 2008) |
| 19 | Bora Bora | Pacific | 8,927 (August 2007) |
| 20 | Saint Barthélemy | Caribbean | 8,450 (January 2007) |
List of inhabited islands of Atlantic France:
| Name | Region | Population | Area (km2) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oléron | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 21,871 | 174 |
| 2 | Île de Ré | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 17,723 | 85 |
| 3 | Noirmoutier | Pays de la Loire | 9,590 | 49 |
| 4 | Belle-Île-en-Mer | Brittany | 5,426 | 85.63 |
| 5 | Île d'Yeu | Pays de la Loire | 4,850 | 23.32 |
| 6 | Groix | Brittany | 2,234 | 14.82 |
| 7 | Ushant | Brittany | 833 | 15.58 |
| 8 | Île-Grande | Brittany | 800 | 1.70 |
| 9 | Île-aux-Moines | Brittany | 620 | 3.20 |
| 10 | Île de Batz | Brittany | 452 | 3.05 |
| 11 | Île-de-Bréhat | Brittany | 352 | 3.09 |
| 12 | Île de Sein | Brittany | 260 | 0.58 |
| 13 | Île-d'Arz | Brittany | 227 | 3.3 |
| 14 | Houat | Brittany | 216 | 2.91 |
| 15 | Île-d'Aix | Nouvelle-Aquitaine | 207 | 1.19 |
| 16 | Molène | Brittany | 160 | 0.75 |
| 17 | Hœdic | Brittany | 94 | 2.08 |
| 18 | Grande-Île, Chausey | Normandy | 30 | 0.45 |
| 19 | Mont Saint-Michel | Normandy | 29 | 0.07 |
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The communal section is the smallest administrative division in Haiti. The 144 communes are further divided into 571 communal sections.
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