Territoire d'Outre-Mer
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(incl. overseas regions)
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Urban communities
Agglomeration communities
Commune communities
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Associated communes
Municipal arrondissements
Overseas collectivities
Sui generis collectivity
Overseas country
Overseas territory
Clipperton Island
The term overseas territory (French: Territoire d'outre-mer or TOM) is an administrative division of France and is currently only applied to the French Southern and Antarctic Lands.
The division differs from that of overseas departments (French: Département d'outre-mer or DOM), but because of some common peculiarities, DOMs, TOMs and other overseas possessions under other statuses are often referred to collectively as DOM/TOM. Unlike the British Overseas Territories, which are not constitutionally part of the United Kingdom or its national territory, they are integral parts of the French Republic.
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