On 06/04/2012 02:14, John Levine wrote:
It is an Overseas Territory, IIRC. I anachronistically used the term
colony in my previous post.

Mais non, it is a collectivité d'outre-mer, which seems to translate
as Territorial Collectivity, like St Barts and French Polynesia. It's
self-governing and sends members to the Senate and Assembly, but isn't
big enough to be a Region or Department like Martinique.

The only remaining territories are the islands in the southern ocean
with no permanent population.

R's,
John



SPM was an overseas department up until the 1970s, IIRC. I wonder if
collectivité d'outre-mer translates into less tax liabilities and more
subsidies from Paris.