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This article lists the various overseas military bases of France. The maintenance of overseas military bases enable the French Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare, and often tend to be located in areas of strategic or diplomatic importance.

Les forces de souveraineté

Territory Garrison No. of personnel Note
French Guiana Les forces armées en Guyane (FAG) 2,100 [1]
French Polynesia Les forces armées en Polynésie française (FAPF) 900 [1]
Martinique Les forces armées aux Antilles (FAA) 1,000 [1]
New Caledonia Les forces armées en Nouvelle Calédonie (FANC) 1,400 [1]
Réunion & Mayotte Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI) 1,650 [1]

Les forces de présence

Country Deployment No. of personnel Note
Djibouti Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti (FFDj) 1,700 [1]
Gabon Les éléments français au Gabon (EFG) 450 [1]
Ivory Coast Les forces françaises en Côte d’Ivoire (FFCI) 600 [1]
Senegal Les éléments français au Sénégal (EFS) 350 [1]
United Arab Emirates Forces de présence aux Emirats arabes unis 650 [1]

Other

Country Deployment No. of personnel Note
Germany Brigade franco-allemande (former Forces françaises en Allemagne) 500

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Les forces françaises prépositionnées" (PDF). defense.gouv.fr. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
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