Overseas military bases of France

This article lists the various overseas military bases of France. The maintenance of overseas military bases enable the French Armed Forces to conduct expeditionary warfare, or "external operations", known as OPEX (Opérations Extérieures), and often tend to be located in areas of strategic or diplomatic importance.

As of July 2025, roughly 30,000 military personnel are deployed by the French Armed Forces around the world. Between 6,000 and 10,000 personnel are deployed in Metropolitan France; 9,050 personnel of the country's "sovereignty forces" are deployed in Overseas France; and 3,150 personnel of its "prepositioned forces" are deployed in countries it considers strategically significant. It also has 950 personnel engaged in Opération Chammal in Iraq; 2,500 personnel engaged in NATO missions in Eastern Europe; 600 personnel engaged in European Union missions; and 750 personnel engaged in United Nations missions. It also has 150 personnel in the Combined Maritime Forces and 900 personnel in French maritime deployments. 3,800 personnel are also engaged in recurring missions.[1]

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Active deployments

Sovereignty forces

Number in map above Territory Garrison No. of personnel Note
1 French Guiana Les forces armées en Guyane (FAG) 2,650 [1]
2 & 3 Réunion & Mayotte Les forces armées dans la zone Sud de l’océan Indien (FAZSOI) 2,100 [1]
4 New Caledonia Les forces armées en Nouvelle Calédonie (FANC) 2,000 [1]
5 French West Indies Les forces armées aux Antilles (FAA) 1,100 [1]
6 French Polynesia Les forces armées en Polynésie française (FAPF) 1,000 [1]

Prepositioned forces

Number in map above Country Deployment No. of personnel Note
7 Djibouti Les forces françaises stationnées à Djibouti (FFDj) 1,500 [1]
8 United Arab Emirates Implantation militaire française aux Émirats arabes unis (IMFEAU) 750 [1]
9 Gabon Les éléments français au Gabon (EFG) 250 [1]

Others

Number in map above Country Deployment No. of personnel
10, 11 Germany French Forces and Civilian Elements stationed in Germany (FFECSA) 500

Former deployments

Country Deployment Date of withdrawal No. of personnel
Central African Republic 7 June 2021[2] 200[2]
Mali 17 February 2022[3] 5,000[3]
Burkina Faso 19 February 2023[4] 400[4]
Niger Niamey Air Force Base 22 December 2023[5] 1,500[5]
Chad 31 January 2025[6] 1,000[6]
Senegal 17 July 2025[7] 350[7]
Ivory Coast Les forces françaises en Côte d'Ivoire (FFCI) By end of 2025[8] 600[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Operational commitments of the French armed forces". Ministry of Armed Forces. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  2. ^ a b "France suspends military, budgetary support to Central African Republic". Africa News. 2021-06-07. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  3. ^ a b Soy, Anne (2022-02-17). "Mali conflict: Macron announces troops to leave after nine years". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  4. ^ a b "French army officially ends operations in Burkina Faso". France 24. 2023-02-20. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  5. ^ a b Aradi, Gloria (2023-12-22). "France closes Niger embassy after row with military junta". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  6. ^ a b "France hands over second army base in Chad ahead of 31 January deadline". Radio France Internationale. 2025-01-11. Retrieved 2025-07-18.
  7. ^ a b "French army to leave Senegal amid Africa downsizing". Radio France Internationale. 2025-07-17. Retrieved 2025-07-17.
  8. ^ a b Ewokor, Chris; Therrien, Alex (2024-12-31). "Ivory Coast says French troops to leave West African nation". BBC. Retrieved 2025-01-01.
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