The term French West Indies (Antilles françaises) refers to the four territories presently under French sovereignty in the Caribbean: the two overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique, plus the two overseas collectivities of Saint Martin and Saint-Barthélemy. The Guadeloupe department includes the islands of Basse-Terre, Grande-Terre, Terre-de-Haut, Terre-de-Bas, Marie-Galante and La Désirade.
In addition, some of the islands of the present and former British West Indies were once ruled by France. On some of them, a French-based creole language is spoken.
Former French West Indian islands:
- Hispaniola (the former French colony, Saint-Domingue, was on the western third of the island -- now the country of Haiti)
- Dominica
- Grenada
- The Grenadines
- Saint Croix
- Saint Kitts
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent
- Tobago
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