{"id":8340,"date":"2019-02-27T23:32:57","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T23:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/online.frenchlanguagesalon.com\/?p=8340"},"modified":"2020-01-21T21:29:14","modified_gmt":"2020-01-21T21:29:14","slug":"drom-com-the-overseas-france","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/tourism\/drom-com-the-overseas-france\/","title":{"rendered":"DROM-COM: the Overseas France"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">When we speak about<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">France<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, we mostly talk about<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/our-partners-in-france\/\">Paris or the French Riviera<\/a><span style=\"color: #000000;\">, Cannes or Nice. But<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">the Hexagon<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000;\"> expands far beyond its land boundaries, overseas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Do you know about the wonderful French islands of the Atlantic, Indian, or Pacific Oceans?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We call them<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>DROM-COM<\/strong><\/span> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">or formerly called <strong>DOM-TOM<\/strong> which means\u00a0<\/span><em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">D\u00e9partements, R\u00e9gions et Collectivit\u00e9s d&#8217;Outre-mer <\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000000;\">(Overseas departments, regions and collectivizes). Distant territories from Metropolitan France.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The DROM, <strong>departments and regions<\/strong> are ruled by the same laws as the metropolis, but those can be adapted depending on the specific needs of the territory.<\/span> (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Article 73 of the Constitution<\/span><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The Collectivizes have their own laws and regimentation adapted to their needs, unique for their territory.<\/span> (<em><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">article 74 of the Constitution<\/span><\/em>)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">In addition to the local particularity, those territories are also famous to be amazing vacation spots<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">where we speak French<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Here is the list:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>DROM, D\u00e9partements et R\u00e9gions<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Guyane<\/li>\n<li>Martinique<\/li>\n<li>Guadeloupe<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left;\">Mayotte<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Collectivit\u00e9s<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Saint-Martin<\/li>\n<li>Polyn\u00e9sie Fran\u00e7aise<\/li>\n<li>Wallis et Futuna<\/li>\n<li>Terres australes et antarctiques fran\u00e7aises<\/li>\n<li>\u00eele de Clipperton (uninhabited area)<\/li>\n<li>Saint-Barth\u00e9lemy<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">By the way, if you want to<\/span> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">enjoy those dream-like destinations while learning a bit of French<\/span>, one of <span style=\"color: #000000;\">our<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/our-partners-in-france\/\">partners schools<\/a> <span style=\"color: #000000;\">are also in Guadeloupe!<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we speak about France, we mostly talk about Paris or the French Riviera, Cannes or Nice. But the Hexagon expands far beyond its land boundaries, overseas. Do you know about the wonderful French islands of the Atlantic, Indian, or Pacific Oceans? We call them DROM-COM or formerly called DOM-TOM which means\u00a0D\u00e9partements, R\u00e9gions et Collectivit\u00e9s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9130,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true},"categories":[114],"tags":[2059,646],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/02\/022719-dromcom.jpg?fit=2000%2C1038&ssl=1","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8kt18-2aw","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10387,"url":"https:\/\/frenchlanguagesalon.com\/animals\/four-places-you-can-go-to-practice-your-french-besides-france\/","url_meta":{"origin":8340,"position":0},"title":"Four Places You Can Go To Practice Your French (Besides France!)","date":"March 22, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"So, you\u2019re learning French\u2026 If you\u2019re like many students, part of your motivation while you climb over its grammatical hurtles may be a desire to visit France\u2013to stroll picturesque Parisian boulevards, meander through the lavender fields of Provence, or take a dip in crystalline waters of the French Riviera. 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