Lists of communes of France
[[French overseas departments and territories]]
[French overseas departments and territories](/wiki/French_overseas_departments_and_territories "French overseas departments and territories")
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[Overseas departments](/wiki/Overseas_departments "Overseas departments") (*département d'outre\-mer* or *DOM*):

| Department | | List of communes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 971 | [Guadeloupe](/wiki/Guadeloupe "Guadeloupe") | [Communes of the Guadeloupe department](/wiki/Communes_of_the_Guadeloupe_department "Communes of the Guadeloupe department") |
| 972 | [Martinique](/wiki/Martinique "Martinique") | [Communes of the Martinique department](/wiki/Communes_of_the_Martinique_department "Communes of the Martinique department") |
| 973 | [Guyane](/wiki/Guyane "Guyane") | [Communes of French Guiana](/wiki/Communes_of_French_Guiana "Communes of French Guiana") |
| 974 | [Réunion](/wiki/R%C3%A9union "Réunion") | [Communes of the Réunion department](/wiki/Communes_of_the_R%C3%A9union_department "Communes of the Réunion department") |
| 976 | [Mayotte](/wiki/Mayotte "Mayotte") | [Communes of Mayotte](/wiki/Communes_of_Mayotte "Communes of Mayotte") |

[Overseas collectivities](/wiki/Overseas_collectivity "Overseas collectivity") (*collectivité d'outre\-mer* or *COM*):

| Division | | List of communes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| 975 | [Saint Pierre and Miquelon](/wiki/Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon "Saint Pierre and Miquelon") | [Miquelon\-Langlade](/wiki/Miquelon-Langlade "Miquelon-Langlade")[Saint\-Pierre](/wiki/Saint-Pierre%2C_Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon "Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon") |
| 987 | [French Polynesia](/wiki/French_Polynesia "French Polynesia") (*Polynésie française*) | [Administrative divisions of French Polynesia](/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_French_Polynesia "Administrative divisions of French Polynesia") |
| 988 | [New Caledonia](/wiki/New_Caledonia "New Caledonia") (*Nouvelle\-Calédonie*) | [Administrative divisions of New Caledonia](/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_New_Caledonia "Administrative divisions of New Caledonia") |


What is the significance of overseas collectivities in France?