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Military occupations of France by foreign military forces controlling some or all of its territory have occurred several times during the history of that country. These include:

Pre-World War II

Sixth Coalition occupation of France (1814)
Seventh Coalition occupation of France (1815–1818), under the command of the Duke of Wellington
Prussian occupation of northern France during the Franco-Prussian War (1871–1873)
German occupation of north-east France during World War I (1914–1918)

World War II

The Axis occupation zones during the Second World War in 1940–44:

Zone occupée (occupied zone) mostly in northern and western France under the German military administration in occupied France during World War II (Military Administration in France, Militärverwaltung in Frankreich)
Zone libre (free zone) where puppet government known as Vichy France (État français) was established until occupied in 1942
Zone interdite (forbidden zone) may refer either to the restricted access zone to civilians along the Atlantic coast or the zone forbidden for refugees to return to.
Alsace-Lorraine annexed by Germany as Elsaß-Lothringen
Military Administration in Belgium and Northern France, Militärverwaltung in Belgien und Nordfrankreich
Italian occupation of France during World War II

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 ==World War II==
 The Axis occupation zones during the Second World War in 1940–[[1944 |44]]:
-*'''[[Zone occupée]]''' (''occupied zone'') mostly in northern and western France under the [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II]] (Military Administration in France, ''Militärverwaltung in Frankreich'')
+*''[[Zone occupée]]'' (''occupied zone'') mostly in northern and western France under the [[German military administration in occupied France during World War II]] (Military Administration in France, ''Militärverwaltung in Frankreich'')
 *[[Zone libre]] (''free zone'') where puppet government known as Vichy France (''État français'') was established until occupied in 1942
 *[[Zone interdite]] (''forbidden zone'') may refer either to the restricted access zone to civilians along the Atlantic coast or the zone forbidden for refugees to return to.