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French West Indies
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French territories in the Caribbean
Key facts
- Status
- Colony of France (1628–1946), Overseas departments and overseas collectivities (1946–present)
- Common languages
- French , Creole
- 1628 1636
- Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc
- 1849 1851
- Armand Joseph Bruat
- Currency
- Euro
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- geographical feature
- Part of
- Windward Islands
- Has part
- Trinidad
- Official name
- Isles du Vent
- Country
- France
- Body of water
- Caribbean Sea
- Image
- Martinique Beach (Salines).jpg
- Has parts of class
- island
Show 3 more facts
- topic's main category
- Category:French Caribbean
- start time
- 1625-00-00
- Commons category
- French Antilles
Sources (2)
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Encyclopedic overview
The French West Indies or French Antilles (French: Antilles françaises, [ɑ̃tij fʁɑ̃sɛːz]; Antillean Creole: Antiy fwansé) were the parts of France located in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean:
The two overseas departments of: Guadeloupe, including the islands of Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Les Saintes, Marie-Galante, and La Désirade.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “French West Indies” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.