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List of islands of France

This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands.[1]

The lands making up the French Republic, shown at the same geographic scale

Ranking of French islands

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By area

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All French islands over 100 km2 (39 sq mi), ranked by decreasing area.

RankNameLocationArea
(km2)		Area
(sq mi)
1Grande-Terre (main island of New Caledonia)New Caledonia16,3726,321
2CorsicaMediterranean Sea8,6803,350
3Grande-Terre (main island of the Kerguelen Islands)Kerguelen Islands6,6752,577
4RéunionRéunion2,512970
5LifouNew Caledonia1,146442
6MartiniqueMartinique1,128436
7TahitiFrench Polynesia1,036400
8Basse-TerreGuadeloupe848327
9MaréNew Caledonia657254
10Grande-Terre (main island of Guadeloupe)Guadeloupe586226
11Grande-Terre (main island of Mayotte)Mayotte363140
12Nuku HivaFrench Polynesia345133
13Hiva OaFrench Polynesia318123
14MiquelonSaint-Pierre-et-Miquelon21483
15Île FochKerguelen Islands20680
16OléronAtlantic Ocean19073
17RaiateaFrench Polynesia17367
18Marie-GalanteGuadeloupe15861
19Île de la PossessionCrozet Islands15359
20Île des PinsNew Caledonia14154
21OuvéaNew Caledonia13351
22MooreaFrench Polynesia13251
23Île de l'EstCrozet Islands12247
24Ua PouFrench Polynesia11243

By population

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List of the most populated French islands.

RankNameLocationPopulation
1RéunionIndian Ocean802,000 (January 2008)
2MartiniqueCaribbean Sea402,000 (January 2008)
3CorsicaMediterranean Sea302,000 (January 2008)
4New Caledonia's mainland (Grande-Terre)Pacific Ocean205,939 (August 2009)
5Guadeloupe's Grande-TerreCaribbean Sea197,603 (January 2006)
6Guadeloupe's Basse-TerreCaribbean Sea186,661 (January 2006)
7TahitiPacific Ocean178,133 (August 2007)
8Mayotte's mainland (Grande Terre)Indian Ocean162,036 (July 2007)
9Saint Martin (French part only)Caribbean Sea35,263 (January 2006)
10Mayotte's Petite Terre (aka Pamanzi)Indian Ocean24,416 (July 2007)
11OléronBay of Biscay20,991 (January 2006)
12Île de RéBay of Biscay17,640 (January 2006)
13MooreaPacific Ocean16,191 (August 2007)
14RaiateaPacific Ocean12,024 (August 2007)
15Marie-GalanteCaribbean Sea12,009 (January 2006)
16LifouPacific Ocean10,170 (August 2004)
17NoirmoutierBay of Biscay9,813 (January 2006)
18Wallis (aka Uvea)Pacific Ocean9,227 (July 2008)
19Bora BoraPacific Ocean8,927 (August 2007)
20Saint BarthélemyCaribbean Sea8,450 (January 2007)

Islands of metropolitan France

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Atlantic coast

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List of inhabited islands of Atlantic France:

 NameRegionPopulationArea (km2)
1OléronNouvelle-Aquitaine21,871174
2Île de RéNouvelle-Aquitaine17,72385
3NoirmoutierPays de la Loire9,59049
4Belle-Île-en-MerBrittany5,42685.63
5Île d'YeuPays de la Loire4,85023.32
6GroixBrittany2,23414.82
7UshantBrittany83315.58
8Île-GrandeBrittany8001.70
9Île-aux-MoinesBrittany6203.20
10Île de BatzBrittany4523.05
11Île-de-BréhatBrittany3523.09
12Île de SeinBrittany2600.58
13Île-d'ArzBrittany2273.3
14HouatBrittany2162.91
15Île-d'AixNouvelle-Aquitaine2071.19
16MolèneBrittany1600.75
17HœdicBrittany942.08
18Grande-Île, ChauseyNormandy300.45
19Mont Saint-MichelNormandy290.07

Normandy

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Brittany

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Ille et Vilaine
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Côtes-d'Armor
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Finistère
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Morbihan
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Pays de la Loire

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Poitou-Charentes

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Aquitaine

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Mediterranean coast

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Languedoc-Roussillon

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Provence-Alpes-Côte-d'Azur

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Corsica

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Islands in lakes and rivers

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Alsace

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Île-de-France

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Midi-Pyrénées

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Pays de la Loire

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Overseas

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Indian Ocean

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Mayotte (in the Indian Ocean)

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Réunion (in the Indian Ocean)

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Scattered Islands (or Îles Éparses) in the Indian Ocean

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Antarctica

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Adélie Land

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  • Archipel de Pointe Géologie
  • Île Alexis Carrel
  • Île Buffon
  • Île Claude Bernard
  • Île Curie
  • Île Cuvier
  • Île de la Vierge
  • Île des Damiers
  • Île des Pétrels
  • Île du Bélier
  • Île du Capricorne
  • Île du Gouverneur
  • Île du Lion
  • Île du Navigateur
  • Île du Sagittaire
  • Île du Scorpion
  • Île du Taureau
  • Île Jean Rostand
  • Île Lamarck
  • Île Verte
  • Îles des Poissons
  • Îlot de la Balance
  • Îlot de la Baleine
  • Îlot de la Dent
  • Îlot de la Selle
  • Îlot des Champignons
  • Îlot du Cancer
  • Îlot du Marégraphe
  • Îlot du Mystère
  • Îlot du Verseau
  • Îlot Juliette
  • Îlot Roméo
  • Îlots des Hydrographes
  • Le Mauguen
  • Mid-Winter
  • Rocher Gris

Crozet Islands (in the Indian Ocean)

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Kerguelen Islands (in the Indian Ocean)

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Saint Paul and Amsterdam Islands (in the Indian Ocean)

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North America

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Caribbean

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Guadeloupe (in the Caribbean Sea)
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Martinique (in the Caribbean Sea)
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Saint Barthélemy (in the Caribbean Sea)
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Saint Martin (in the Caribbean Sea)
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Northern America

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Saint Pierre and Miquelon (in the North Atlantic Ocean)
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Oceania

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Clipperton Island (in the North Pacific Ocean)

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French Polynesia (in the South Pacific Ocean)

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New Caledonia (in the South Pacific Ocean)

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Wallis and Futuna (in the South Pacific Ocean)

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South America

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See also

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References

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  1. ↑ "Islands of France". GeoNames. Retrieved October 21, 2021.
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