List of islands of France


This is a list of islands of France, including both metropolitan France and French overseas islands.

Ranking of French islands

By area

All French islands over 100 km, ranked by decreasing area.
NameLocationArea
1New Caledonia's mainland New Caledonia16,372
2CorsicaMediterranean Sea8,680
3Grande-TerreKerguelen Islands6,675
4RéunionRéunion2,512
5LifouNew Caledonia1,146
6MartiniqueMartinique1,128
7TahitiFrench Polynesia1,036
8Basse-TerreGuadeloupe848
9MaréNew Caledonia657
10Grande-TerreGuadeloupe586
11Mayotte's mainland Mayotte363
12Nuku HivaFrench Polynesia345
13Hiva OaFrench Polynesia318
14MiquelonSaint-Pierre-et-Miquelon214
15Île FochKerguelen Islands206
16OléronAtlantic Ocean190
17RaiateaFrench Polynesia173
18Marie-GalanteGuadeloupe158
19Île de la PossessionCrozet Islands153
20Île des PinsNew Caledonia141
21OuvéaNew Caledonia133
22MooreaFrench Polynesia132
23Île de l'EstCrozet Islands122
24Ua PouFrench Polynesia112

By population

List of the most populated French islands.
NameLocationPopulation
1RéunionIndian Ocean802,000
2MartiniqueCaribbean402,000
3CorsicaMediterranean302,000
4New Caledonia's mainland Pacific205,939
5Guadeloupe's Grande-TerreCaribbean197,603
6Guadeloupe's Basse-TerreCaribbean186,661
7TahitiPacific178,133
8Mayotte's mainland Indian Ocean162,036
9Saint Martin Caribbean35,263
10Mayotte's Petite Terre Indian Ocean24,416
11OléronBay of Biscay20,991
12Île de RéBay of Biscay17,640
13MooreaPacific16,191
14RaiateaPacific12,024
15Marie-GalanteCaribbean12,009
16LifouPacific10,170
17NoirmoutierBay of Biscay9,813
18Wallis Pacific9,227
19Bora BoraPacific8,927
20Saint BarthélemyCaribbean8,450

Islands of metropolitan France

Atlantic coast

Normandy

Brittany

[Ille et Vilaine]
[Côtes-d'Armor]
[Finistère]
[Morbihan]

Pays de la Loire

Poitou-Charentes

Aquitaine

Languedoc-Roussillon

Corsica

Islands in rivers and lakes

Île-de-France

Midi-Pyrénées

North America

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon (in North Atlantic Ocean)

Guadeloupe (French West Indies)

Martinique (French West Indies)

Saint Barthélemy (French West Indies)

French Guiana

Mayotte (in Indian Ocean)

New Caledonia (in Pacific Ocean)

Wallis and Futuna (in Pacific Ocean)

French Polynesia (in Pacific Ocean)

French Southern and Antarctic Lands

Îles Amsterdam et Saint-Paul

Scattered islands] (or ''Îles Éparses'') in the Indian Ocean