French West Indies

The term French West Indies or French Antilles (French: Antilles françaises) refers to the seven territories currently under French sovereignty in the Antilles islands of the Caribbean:

Les Saintes

• The two overseas departments of:
  • Guadeloupe (Basse-Terre and Grande-Terre)
  • Martinique
• The two overseas collectivities of:
  • Saint Martin
  • Saint Barthélemy
• The islands forming dependencies of Guadeloupe, namely
  • Les Saintes
  • Marie-Galante
  • La Désirade

Former French West Indian islands

In addition, some of the islands of the present and former British West Indies were once ruled by France. On some of them, a French-based creole language is spoken; specific words and expressions may vary among the islands.

Former French West Indian islands:

• Hispaniola (which includes the Dominican Republic and Haiti)
• Dominica
• Grenada
• The Grenadines
• U.S. Virgin Islands
• Saint Kitts & Nevis
• Saint Lucia
• Saint Vincent
• Tobago (from Trinidad and Tobago)

See also

• British West Indies
• French Caribbean
• Spanish Caribbean