"these products. It can be very loosely translated as ""a sense of place"" which is embodied in certain qualities, and the sum of the effects that the local environment (especially the ""soil"") has had on the growth of the product. The use of the term has since been generalized to talk about many cultural products. In addition to its metropolitan territory, France also consists of overseas departments made up of its former colonies of Guadeloupe, Martinique and French Guiana in the Caribbean, and Mayotte and Réunion in the Indian Ocean. (There also exists a number of ""overseas collectivities"" and ""overseas"
"Geography of Réunion Réunion is an island in Southern Africa, in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar. It is an overseas region of France. The total area of the island is 2,512 km², of which 10 km² is water. The island has a coastline of 207 km. The maritime claims of Réunion include an exclusive economic zone of 200 nautical miles, and a territorial sea of . Reunion is geologically situated in the Somali plate. The climate in Réunion is tropical, but temperature moderates with elevation. The weather is cool and dry from May to November, and hot and rainy"
"mainland, both bordering Morocco solely. Two of the French territories are the inhabited overseas departments and regions of Réunion and Mayotte. Réunion is an island territory located near the island nation of Mauritius and to the east of island nation of Madagascar (both nominally considered a part of the African continent). Mayotte is an island territory located west of Madagascar within the Mozambique channel. The final territory is the Scattered Islands in the Indian Ocean, administratively a part of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands. This French territory consists of a range of minor uninhabited island atolls in the Indian"
"Saint-Denis, Réunion Saint-Denis (, or unofficially Saint-Denis de la Réunion for disambiguation) is the ""préfecture"" (administrative capital) of the French overseas region and department of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmost point, close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Denis. Saint-Denis is the most populous commune in the French overseas departments. At the 2015 census, there were 202,993 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Saint-Denis, 146,985 of whom lived in the city (commune) of Saint-Denis proper and the remainder in the neighbouring communes of Sainte-Marie and Sainte-Suzanne. Saint-Denis was founded by Étienne Regnault in"
"Vinh San) the son of Emperor Duy Tân, was born and currently resides in Saint-Denis, Réunion with his family. Other people connected witn Saint-Denis include: Saint-Denis, Réunion Saint-Denis (, or unofficially Saint-Denis de la Réunion for disambiguation) is the ""préfecture"" (administrative capital) of the French overseas region and department of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmost point, close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Denis. Saint-Denis is the most populous commune in the French overseas departments. At the 2015 census, there were 202,993 inhabitants in the metropolitan area of Saint-Denis, 146,985 of whom lived"
"majority of the region's population speaks Réunion Creole. Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France. Like the other four overseas departments, it is also one of the 18 regions of France, with the modified status of overseas region, and an integral part of the republic with the same status as Metropolitan France. Réunion is an outermost region of the European Union and, as an overseas department of France, part of the Eurozone. Not much is known of Réunion's history prior to the arrival of the Portuguese in the early 16th century. Arab traders were familiar with it"
"Martinique, Mayotte and Réunion are ""overseas departments"" of France and at the same time mono-departmental ""overseas region""s. According to the EC treaty (article 299 2), all of these departments are ""outermost regions"" (OMR) of the EU—hence provisions of the EC treaty apply there while derogations are allowed. The status of the Overseas collectivity of Saint-Martin is also defined as OMR by the Treaty of Lisbon. New Caledonia and the overseas collectivities of French Polynesia, Saint-Barthelemy, Saint Pierre et Miquelon and Wallis and Futuna are Overseas Countries and Territories of the EU. New Caledonia is an overseas territory of France with"
"Politics of Réunion Réunion, is an overseas département of France. The island's conventional name is the ""Department of Réunion"", or ""Réunion"". It is also locally referred to as ""Île de la Réunion"". The French flag is used on the island. The island's capital is Saint-Denis, and the island is divided into four arrondissements, 24 communes and 47 cantons. Réunion is governed by French law, and its constitution is the French constitution of 28 September 1958. Suffrage is granted universally to all those over the age of 18. The national holiday of the island is 14 July, Bastille Day, commemorating the"
"the island of Réunion, an overseas ""département"" of France in the Indian Ocean. It was presented by the deputy Lucien Gasparin to the commune of Salazie in 1931 and since then has gone through island history in unusual fashion. At first erected in the little village centre before the town hall, it was quickly dynamited off its pedestal by the priest, then successively kept in pieces behind a hair salon, repaired by welding, and at last moved several kilometres to the place where it still stands. There, it was once again torn off its pedestal by a tropical cyclone, then"
"France France (), officially the French Republic (, ), is a country whose territory consists of metropolitan France in Western Europe and several overseas regions and territories. The metropolitan area of France extends from the Mediterranean Sea to the English Channel and the North Sea, and from the Rhine to the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered by Belgium, Luxembourg and Germany to the northeast, Switzerland and Italy to the east, and Andorra and Spain to the south. The overseas territories include French Guiana in South America and several islands in the Atlantic, Pacific and Indian oceans. The country's 18 integral"
"French Guiana French Guiana (pronounced or , ; ) is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. Since 1981, when Belize became independent, French Guiana has been the only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European country. With a land area of , French Guiana is the second-largest region of France and the largest outermost region within the European Union. It has a very low population density, with only . Half"
"Members of both are elected by direct election for six-year terms. Réunion elects seven deputies to the National Assembly for five-year terms. Réunion elects four senators to the Senate for six-year terms. Réunion participates in French elections to the European Parliament as a part of the Indian Ocean section of the Overseas constituency, which also includes Mayotte. Younous Omarjee, from Réunion, is one of the three MEPs representing the constituency. Court of Appeals or ""Cour d'Appel"" Indian Ocean Commission, World Federation of Trade Unions Politics of Réunion Réunion, is an overseas département of France. The island's conventional name is the"
"to the 18 regions and 101 departments, the French Republic has five overseas collectivities (French Polynesia, Saint Barthélemy, Saint Martin, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna), one ""sui generis"" collectivity (New Caledonia), one overseas territory (French Southern and Antarctic Lands), and one island possession in the Pacific Ocean (Clipperton Island). Overseas collectivities and territories form part of the French Republic, but do not form part of the European Union or its fiscal area (with the exception of St. Bartelemy, which seceded from Guadeloupe in 2007). The Pacific Collectivities (COMs) of French Polynesia, Wallis and Futuna, and New Caledonia"
"Metropolitan France Metropolitan France ( or ""la Métropole""), also known as European France or Mainland France, is the part of France in Europe. It comprises mainland France and nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel (), and the Mediterranean Sea, including Corsica. Overseas France (""la France d'outre-mer"", or ""l'Outre-mer"", or colloquially ""les DOM-TOM"") is the collective name for the part of France outside Europe: French overseas regions (""départements et régions d'outre-mer"" or ""DROM""), territories (""territoires d'outre-mer"" or ""TOM""), collectivities (""collectivités d'outre-mer"" or ""COM""), and the sui generis collectivity (""collectivité sui generis"") of New Caledonia. Metropolitan France and Overseas"
"of France surcharged in CFA franc from 1949 to 1974. Since 1975 stamps of France have been used without surcharge. Postage stamps and postal history of Reunion This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Réunion. Réunion Island, formerly known as ""Île Bourbon"", is a French island of about 800,000 population located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island. It is an overseas department of France and an integral part of the French Republic. The first stamps of Reunion were issued on 1 January 1852. From 1885 French"
"(overseas département) of France on 19 March 1946. INSEE assigned to Réunion the department code 974, and the region code 04 when regional councils were created in 1982 in France, including in existing overseas departments which also became overseas regions. Over about two decades in the late 20th century (1963–1982), 1,630 children from Réunion were relocated to rural areas of metropolitan France, particularly to Creuse, ostensibly for education and work opportunities. That program was led by influential Gaullist politician Michel Debré, who was an MP for Réunion at the time. Many of these children were abused or disadvantaged by the"
"Réunion's coral reef Réunion is an island located near the eastern coast of Madagascar in the Indian Ocean. Its coral reef covers a concentrated part of the western littoral. The coral reef is located between St Leu and St Gilles. It is more than long and ranges in width from in its northern part at St. Gilles to in the south. Since the island is close to the continental shelf, the sea becomes deep not far from the coast. The presence of nearby deeper ocean currents supports a rich biodiversity fauna and flora in the reef environment. Coral reefs are"
"Martinique Martinique () is an insular region of France located in the Lesser Antilles of the West Indies in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of and a population of 385,551 inhabitants as of January 2013. Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. One of the Windward Islands, it is directly north of Saint Lucia, southeast of Greater Antilles, northwest of Barbados, and south of Dominica. As with the other overseas departments, Martinique is one of the eighteen regions of France (being an overseas region) and an integral part of"
"national politics of France as a whole). Metropolitan France Metropolitan France ( or ""la Métropole""), also known as European France or Mainland France, is the part of France in Europe. It comprises mainland France and nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean, the English Channel (), and the Mediterranean Sea, including Corsica. Overseas France (""la France d'outre-mer"", or ""l'Outre-mer"", or colloquially ""les DOM-TOM"") is the collective name for the part of France outside Europe: French overseas regions (""départements et régions d'outre-mer"" or ""DROM""), territories (""territoires d'outre-mer"" or ""TOM""), collectivities (""collectivités d'outre-mer"" or ""COM""), and the sui generis collectivity (""collectivité sui generis"")"
"interference; Hoarau had criticised Robert for launching a call for proposals on the future of the park. In an interview, Robert denied involvement in Hoarau's departure and criticised the minister for her decision. Réunion National Park Réunion National Park () is a National Park of France located on the island of Réunion, an overseas department in the western Indian Ocean. Established on 5 March 2007, the park protects the endemic ecosystems of ""Les Hauts"", Réunion's mountainous interior, and covers around 42% of the island. Notable endemic species include the Réunion cuckooshrike and the Reunion Island day gecko. Plans for a"
"autonomy. All except the uninhabited French Southern and Antarctic Lands are represented in the French parliament. Defence and diplomatic affairs are responsibilities of France, but they do participate in some organisations directly. Réunion, for example, is a member of the Indian Ocean Commission. In addition, France has the remote Clipperton Island in the Pacific under direct authority of the Minister of Overseas France. French overseas territories were in the past colonial possessions. Arab Iraq and Kurdistan have full sovereignty over internal matters for their respective regions. The agreement was upheld in the country's 2005 constitution. After independence from British rule,"
"an Overseas Department of France. In 1974, it became simply a Department. In 2009, the French Caribbean general strikes exposed deep ethnic, and class tensions and disparities within Martinique. Together with Guadeloupe, La Réunion, Mayotte and French Guiana, Martinique is one of the Overseas Departments of France. It is also an outermost region of the European Union. The inhabitants of Martinique are French citizens with full political and legal rights. Martinique sends four deputies to the French National Assembly and two senators to the French Senate. On January 24, 2010, during a referendum, the inhabitants of Martinique approved by 68.4%"
"French Polynesia French Polynesia (; ; ) is an overseas collectivity of the French Republic and the only overseas country of France. It is composed of 118 geographically dispersed islands and atolls stretching over an expanse of more than in the South Pacific Ocean. Its total land area is . French Polynesia is divided into five groups of islands: the Society Islands archipelago, composed of the Windward Islands and the Leeward Islands; the Tuamotu Archipelago; the Gambier Islands; the Marquesas Islands; and the Austral Islands. Among its 118 islands and atolls, 67 are inhabited. Tahiti, which is located within the"
"a Hollywood film of the same name. Charrière stated that all events in the book are truthful and accurate, allowing for minor lapses in memory. Since its publication there has been controversy over its accuracy. French Guiana French Guiana (pronounced or , ; ) is an overseas department and region of France, on the north Atlantic coast of South America in the Guyanas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. Since 1981, when Belize became independent, French Guiana has been the only territory of the mainland Americas that is still part of a European"
"is shipped to Europe for bottling, then shipped to consumers around the world. In 2005–2006, Réunion experienced an epidemic of chikungunya, a viral disease similar to dengue fever brought in from East Africa, which infected almost a third of the population because of its transmission through mosquitoes. The epidemic has since been eradicated. See the History section for more details. Roland Garros Airport serves the island, handling flights to mainland France, India, Madagascar, Mauritius, Tanzania, Comoros, Seychelles, South Africa, China and Thailand. Pierrefonds Airport, a smaller airport, has some flights to Mauritius and Madagascar. Réunion Réunion (, ; previously ""Île"
"and Indian oceans, French Guiana on the South American continent, and several periantarctic islands as well as a claim in Antarctica. Almost all inhabited French administrative divisions outside Europe are classified as either overseas regions or overseas collectivities; these statuses are very different from one another from a legal and administrative standpoint. Overseas regions have exactly the same status as mainland France's regions. The French constitution provides that, in general, French laws and regulations (France's civil code, penal code, administrative law, social laws, tax laws, etc.) apply to French overseas regions the same as in mainland France, but can be"
"Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon, officially the Overseas Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (; ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France, situated in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. It is the only part of New France that remains under French control, with an area of and a population of 6,080 at the January 2011 census. The islands are situated at the entrance of Fortune Bay, which extends into the southwestern coast of Newfoundland, near the Grand Banks. They are from Brest, the nearest point in Metropolitan France,"
"the 2011 Indian Ocean Island Games:""' ! colspan=""9"" bgcolor=""#B0D3FB"" align=""left"" | ! colspan=""9"" bgcolor=""#B0D3FB"" align=""left"" | ! colspan=""9"" bgcolor=""#B0D3FB"" align=""left"" | Réunion national football team The Réunion national football team () is the regional team of the French overseas department and region of Réunion and is controlled by the Ligue Réunionnaise de Football, local branch of the Fédération Française de Football. Réunion is not a member of FIFA and is only an associate member of CAF, and is therefore not eligible to enter either the World Cup or the African Nations Cup. However, it has played numerous matches, most of"
"in the Indian Ocean. The region was part of the Merina Kingdom for much of the 1800s and part of the French colony of Madagascar from the late 1800s to 1960. Its exports have included human slaves (shipped to Mascarene Islands and the United States in the 1700s), live cattle (exported to Réunion for almost 300 years), sisal, natural rubber, Rosy Periwinkle, graphite, uranothorite, lobster, sapphires, and, in the last five years, ilmenite. Due to its biodiversity and natural beauty, efforts commenced in the 1980s to promote environmental conservation and tourism in the region. Anosy is a region in southeastern"
"and Martinique), 1 in South America (Guyane), and 2 near Africa (Mayotte and Réunion island)). They are traditionally divided between the Metropolitan regions, located on the European continent, and the Overseas regions, located outside the European continent. Both have the same status and form the most integrated part of the French Republic. , metropolitan France is divided into the following: Furthermore, , there exist 2,585 intercommunal structures grouping 34,077 communes (93.2% of all the communes of metropolitan France), with 87.4% of the population of metropolitan France living in them. These intercommunal structures are: Five Overseas Regions (""régions d'outre-mer"", or ROM),"
"which holds a monopoly over this market in Réunion. 2512 (magazine) 2512 is a monthly news magazine published in Réunion. Its name refers to the size in square kilometres of this French overseas department, which is located in the Indian Ocean. Besides the daily press, ""2512"" is the only generalist publication in Réunion since a competitor, founded several months earlier than ""2512"", went bankrupt in December 2006. Its content varies greatly, even if certain columns do appear on a regular basis, such as those on the media or the environment. Although the editorial staff is only small, it prepares a"
"Postage stamps and postal history of Reunion This is a survey of the postage stamps and postal history of Réunion. Réunion Island, formerly known as ""Île Bourbon"", is a French island of about 800,000 population located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island. It is an overseas department of France and an integral part of the French Republic. The first stamps of Reunion were issued on 1 January 1852. From 1885 French colonies stamps were overprinted for use in Reunion. The first set of definitives was issued in 1892. Reunion used stamps"
"Mayotte Mayotte (, ; Shimaore: ""Maore"", ; ) is an overseas department and region of France officially named the Department of Mayotte (French: ""Département de Mayotte""). It consists of a main island, Grande-Terre (or Maore), a smaller island, Petite-Terre (or Pamanzi), and several islets around these two. The archipelago is located in the northern Mozambique Channel in the Indian Ocean off the coast of Southeast Africa, between northwestern Madagascar and northeastern Mozambique. The department status of Mayotte is recent and the region remains, by a significant margin, the poorest in France. Mayotte is nevertheless much more prosperous than the other"