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Revision as of 12:17, 30 August 2023

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.

In the French terminology, the "prepositioned forces" consist of the "sovereignty forces" based in the Overseas France and the "forces of presence" based abroad.


Sovereignty forces

Territory Garrison No. of personnel Note
French Guiana Les forces armées en Guyane (FAG) 2,100 [1]
Réunion & Mayotte Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI) 1,650 [1]
New Caledonia Les forces armées en Nouvelle Calédonie (FANC) 1,400 [1]
French West Indies Les forces armées aux Antilles (FAA) 1,000 [1]
French Polynesia Les forces armées en Polynésie française (FAPF) 900 [1]
French Southern and Antarctic Lands Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI) 250 [1]

Forces of presence

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

Other

Country Deployment No. of personnel Note
Germany Franco-German Brigade in Müllheim and a Eurocopter Tiger training center at Faßberg Air Base 500

Former

Country Deployment No. of personnel Note
 Mali 2,000[2]
 Central African Republic 2,000[3]
 Niger Niamey Air Force Base

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Les forces françaises prépositionnées" (PDF). defense.gouv.fr. Retrieved 27 June 2016.
  2. ^ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21121262
  3. ^ http://news.postimees.ee/2785972/estonian-troops-fly-to-car-friday-morning