- 1936
- 510 km (200 sq mi)
- 1954
- Georges Escaragueil
- Status
- Colony of France (1664–1946), Overseas Territory of France (1946–1954)
- Capital
- Pondichéry
- Common languages
- French ( de jure ) , Bengali , Malayalam , Tamil , Telugu
- 1668 1673
- François Caron (first)
- Legislature
- Representative Assembly of French India
- De facto transfer
- 1 November 1954
- Currency
- French Indian rupee