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DOM-TOM

Overview

The France overseas comprises of the territories of the French Republic and is usually located away from metropolitan France. The Dom-tom area of France has more than 2.7 million inhabitants in 2016. It is important to note that overseas France refers to all the territories of the French Colonial Empire. The regions of the France overseas are featured by a reasonable distance from the metropolis. The overseas population has experienced a robust migratory movement towards the municipality after the end of the Second World War. The overseas departments of France were created in the year 2003.

Climate

The climate of Dom-Tom is temperate but is divided into four distinct climate areas. The oceanic climate of the Dom-tom regions fetches average rainfall spread over a large number of days. On the other hand, the Mediterranean climate of France is responsible for bringing dry summers to the Dom-Tom areas of France. On the contrary, the mountain climate of France usually brings heavy rainfall and snow to the Dom-tom regions.

Specialties of the Dom-Tom areas

The Dom-tom areas of France are the French Guiana in South America, the islands of Guadeloupe, Saint-Barthélemy, and Saint-Martin in the Caribbean; the islands of Réunion and Mayotte off the coast of Africa; Saint-Pierre and Miquelon south-east of Canada; and French Polynesia, New Caledonia and Wallis and Futuna in the South Pacific.

Martinique

The journey time from Paris is 8 hours and 45 minutes. It has eight different centers of volcanic activity, and you can try Colombo which is a local curry dish that mixes aspects of French, African and South Asian traditions.

French Guiana 

The journey time from Paris is 8 hours and 55 minutes. You can opt for visiting the Amazonian rainforest as well as savannas and mangroves. This department is also home to the space center of French Guiana.

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