Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France

Metropolitan France is the part of France located in Europe. It can also be described as mainland France or as the French mainland and the island of Corsica...

 

Northern region (RAN: Région aérienne nord)

• Dijon - Longvic Air Base (BA 102) / Base aérienne 102 Dijon
  Dijon
  Dijon is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or département and of the Burgundy region.Dijon is the historical capital of the region of Burgundy. Population : 151,576 within the city limits; 250,516 for the greater Dijon area....
  
   - Longvic
  Longvic
  Longvic is a commune in the Côte-d'Or department in eastern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
   "Capitaine Georges Guynemer
  Georges Guynemer
  Georges Guynemer was a top fighter ace for France during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death.-Early life and military career:...
  
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• Cambrai - Épinoy Air Base (BA 103) / Base aérienne 103 Cambrai
  Cambrai
  Cambrai is a commune in the Nord department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.Cambrai is the seat of an archdiocese whose jurisdiction was immense during the Middle Ages. The territory of the Bishopric of Cambrai, roughly coinciding with the shire of Brabant, included...
  
   - Épinoy
  Épinoy
  Épinoy is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Nord-Pas-de-Calais region of France.-Geography:A farming village situated southeast of Arras at the junction of the N43 and D21 roads.-Population:-Places of interest:* Traces of an old castle....
  
   "Commandant René Mouchotte"
• Évreux-Fauville Air Base
  Evreux-Fauville Air Base
  Évreux-Fauville Air Base is a French Air Force base located about 2 miles east of the town of Évreux in the Eure département, on the north side of the Route nationale 13 Highway....
  
   (BA 105) / Base aérienne 105 Évreux
  Évreux
  Évreux is a commune in the Eure department, of which it is the capital, in Haute Normandie in northern France.-History:In late Antiquity, the town, attested in the fourth century CE, was named Mediolanum Aulercorum, "the central town of the Aulerci", the Gallic tribe then inhabiting the area...
  
   - Fauville
  Fauville
  Fauville is a commune in the Eure department in the Haute-Normandie region in northern France.-Population:...
  
   "Commandant Jules Viot"
• Vélizy - Villacoublay Air Base
  Vélizy - Villacoublay Air Base
  Vélizy – Villacoublay Air Base is a French Air Force base. The base is located approximately southeast of Vélizy-Villacoublay; about southwest of Paris.-Units:The base is the home station for the following units:...
  
   (BA 107) / Base aérienne 107 Vélizy - Villacoublay "Sous-lieutenant René Dorme"
• Creil Air Base (BA 110) / Base aérienne 110 Creil
  Creil
  Creil is a large town in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.-History:Archaeological remains in the area include a Neolithic site, as well as a late Iron Age necropolis, perhaps belonging to a Gaulish fortress or protected camp.The city itself...
  
   "Lieutenant-colonel Guy de la Horie"
• Reims - Champagne Air Base (BA 112) / Base aérienne 112 Reims
  Reims
  Reims , a city in the Champagne-Ardenne region of France, lies east-northeast of Paris. Founded by the Gauls, it became a major city during the period of the Roman Empire....
  
   - Champagne
  Champagne (province)
  The Champagne wine region is a historic province within the Champagne administrative province in the northeast of France. The area is best known for the production of the sparkling white wine that bears the region's name...
  
   "Commandant Edmond Marin la Meslée
  Edmond Marin la Meslee
  Edmond Marin la Meslée was a French fighter pilot in World War II. He ranks as the 5th highest-scoring French ace of this conflict with 16 aerial victories.-Biography:...
  
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• Saint-Dizier - Robinson Air Base
  Saint-Dizier - Robinson Air Base
  Saint-Dizier-Robinson Air Base is a front-line French Air Force fighter base located approximately 4 km west of Saint-Dizier in the Haute-Marne department in northeastern France.-Squadrons assigned:...
  
   (BA 113) / Base aérienne 113 Saint-Dizier
  Saint-Dizier
  Saint-Dizier is a commune in the Haute-Marne department in north-eastern France.It has a population of 31,000 and is a subprefecture of the department...
  
   - Robinson
  Robinson
  -Places:United States* Robinson, California* Robinson, Illinois* Robinson, Iowa* Robinson, Kansas* Robinson, North Dakota* Robinson, Texas* Robinson Township, Pennsylvania , two townships in the Pittsburgh Metro Area with the same name...
  
   "Commandant Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry , officially Antoine Marie Jean-Baptiste Roger, comte de Saint Exupéry , was a French writer, poet and pioneering aviator. He became a laureate of France's highest literary awards, and in 1939 was the winner of the U.S. National Book Award...
  
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• Luxeuil - Saint-Sauveur Air Base
  Luxeuil Air Base
  Luxeuil is a medium size air base located at , near Luxeuil-les-Bains in the Franche-Comté region of France. It has two runways: 113/293 with a length of 2433m, and 038/218 with a length of 2315m....
  
   (BA 116) / Base aérienne 116 Luxeuil
  Luxeuil-les-Bains
  Luxeuil-les-Bains is a commune in the Haute-Saône department in the region of Franche-Comté in eastern France.-History:Luxeuil was the Roman Luxovium and contained many fine buildings at the time of its destruction by the Huns under Attila in 451...
  
   - Saint-Sauveur
  Saint-Sauveur
  -France:Saint-Sauveur is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:* Saint-Sauveur, Hautes-Alpes, in the Hautes-Alpes département* Saint-Sauveur, Côte-d'Or, in the Côte-d'Or département...
  
   "Lieutenant-colonel Tony Papin"
• Paris Air Base (BA 117) / Base aérienne 117 Paris "Capitaine Georges Guynemer
  Georges Guynemer
  Georges Guynemer was a top fighter ace for France during World War I, and a French national hero at the time of his death.-Early life and military career:...
  
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• Orléans - Bricy Air Base
  Orléans - Bricy Air Base
  Orléans – Bricy Air Base is a French Air Force base. The base is located approximately north-northwesst of Ingré near the city of Orléans; about south-southwest of Paris.The mission of the base is primarily tactical airlift.-Units:...
  
   (BA 123) / Base aérienne 123 Orléans
  Orléans
  -Prehistory and Roman:Cenabum was a Gallic stronghold, one of the principal towns of the Carnutes tribe where the Druids held their annual assembly. It was conquered and destroyed by Julius Caesar in 52 BC, then rebuilt under the Roman Empire...
  
   - Bricy
  Bricy
  Bricy is a commune in the Loiret department in north-central France....
  
   "Commandant Charles Paoli"
• Metz - Frescaty Air Base (BA 128) / Base aérienne 128 Metz
  Metz
  Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
  
   - Frescaty "Lieutenant-colonel Jean Dagnaux"
• Colmar - Meyenheim Air Base
  Colmar - Meyenheim Air Base
  Colmar-Meyenheim Air Base is an airbase not far from German and Swiss borders in the Alsace region of France. The base is 15 km south of Colmar, east of Autoroute A35. The base surrounded by farmland to the West; and to the North, East, South is populated by trees.- History :The actual...
  
   (BA 132) / Base aérienne 132 Colmar
  Colmar
  Colmar is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.It is the capital of the department. Colmar is also the seat of the highest jurisdiction in Alsace, the appellate court....
  
   - Meyenheim
  Meyenheim
  Meyenheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
  
   "Commandant René Pépin"
• Nancy - Ochey Air Base
  Nancy - Ochey Air Base
  Nancy-Ochey Air Base is a front-line French Air Force ) base located approximately 11 km west-southwest of Neuves-Maisons in the Département de Meurthe-et-Moselle, France.-Units:...
  
   (BA 133) / Base aérienne 133 Nancy - Ochey
  Ochey
  Ochey is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France....
  
   "Commandant Henri Jeandet"
• Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base
  Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base
  Brétigny-sur-Orge Air Base is a French Air Force base. The base is located approximately southeast of Brétigny-sur-Orge; about south of Paris.-Units:...
  
   (BA 217) / Base aérienne 217 Brétigny-sur-Orge
  Brétigny-sur-Orge
  Brétigny-sur-Orge is a commune in the southern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.-Transport:Brétigny-sur-Orge is served by Brétigny station on Paris RER line C.Inhabitants of Brétigny-sur-Orge are known as Brétignolais....
  
   "Colonel Félix Brunet"
• Romorantin - Pruniers Air Detachment (DA 273) / Détachement air 273 Romorantin
  Romorantin-Lanthenay
  Romorantin-Lanthenay is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-History:The current commune is the result of the merger, on 29 May 1961, of the former communes of Romorantin and Lanthenay.-Transportation:...
  
   - Pruniers
  Pruniers
  Pruniers is a commune in the Indre department in central France....
  
   "Lieutenant-colonel Georges Mailfert"
• Châteaudun Air Base
  Châteaudun Air Base
  Châteaudun Air Base is a French Air Force base. The base is located approximately southeast of Châteaudun; about southwest of Paris.The base is primarily used for aircraft storage and ferrying them to other squadrons of the Air Force. EAA 601 is assigned to perform this mission...
  
   (BA 279) / Base aérienne 279 Châteaudun
  Châteaudun
  Châteaudun is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is a sub-prefecture of Eure-et-Loir.-Geography:Châteaudun is located about 45 km northwest of Orléans, and about 50 km south-southwest of Chartres, on the river Loir, a tributary of the...
  
   "Lieutenant Beau"
• Avord Air Base
  Avord Air Base
  Avord Air Base or BA 702 , named after Captain Georges Madon, is a base of the French Air Force located north northwest of Avord in central France....
  
   (BA 702) / Base aérienne 702 Avord
  Avord
  Avord is a commune in the Cher department in the Centre region of France.-Geography:A farming area comprising the village and several hamlets situated by the banks of the river Yèvre, some east of Bourges at the junction of the D976 with the D36 and the D71 roads...
  
   "Capitaine Georges Madon"
• Tours - Saint-Symphorien Air Base (BA 705) / Base aérienne 705 Tours
  Tours
  Tours is a city in central France, the capital of the Indre-et-Loire department.It is located on the lower reaches of the river Loire, between Orléans and the Atlantic coast. Touraine, the region around Tours, is known for its wines, the alleged perfection of its local spoken French, and for the...
  
   - Saint-Symphorien
  Saint-Symphorien
  Saint-Symphorien may refer to the following places:* in France**Saint-Symphorien, Cher, in the Cher département**Saint-Symphorien, Eure, in the Eure département**Saint-Symphorien, Gironde, in the Gironde département...
  
   "Commandants Jean et François Tulasne"
• Drachenbronn Air Base
  Drachenbronn Air Base
  Drachenbronn Air Base of the French Air Force is located in the community of Drachenbronn-Birlenbach in the Bas-Rhin département. It houses the Centre de détection et de contrôle 05/901....
  
   (BA 901) / Base aérienne 901 Drachenbronn
  Drachenbronn-Birlenbach
  Drachenbronn-Birlenbach is a commune in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.-References:*...
  
   "Capitaine de Laubier"
• Taverny Air Base
  Taverny Air Base
  rightTaverny Air Base is located in the communities of Taverny and Bessancourt in the Val d'Oise département of France, twenty kilometers north of Paris...
  
   (BA 921) / Base aérienne 921 Taverny
  Taverny
  Taverny is a commune in the northwestern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the center of Paris.Inhabitants are called Tabernacians.-History:...
  
   "Frères Mahé" ("Brothers Mahé" in English)
• Doullens Air Detachment (DA 922) / Détachement Air 922 Doullens
  Doullens
  Doullens is a commune in the Somme department in Picardie in northern France.Its inhabitants are called Doullennais and Doullennaises.-Geography:...
  
   "Capitaine René Doumer
  René Doumer
  Capitaine René Doumer was a World War I flying ace credited with seven aerial victories.René Doumer was a professional lieutenant when World War I began, having been a chasseur since 1908. He was seriously wounded on 17 September 1914 in circumstances that won him the Legion d'Honneur. After...
  
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Southern region (RAS: région aérienne sud)

• Toulouse-Francazal Air Base (BA 101) / Base aérienne 101 Toulouse
  Toulouse
  Toulouse is a city in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern FranceIt lies on the banks of the River Garonne, 590 km away from Paris and half-way between the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea...
  
   - Francazal
  Francazal
  Francazal is a commune in the Haute-Garonne department in southwestern France.-References:*...
  
   "Général Lionel de Marmier"
• Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base
  Bordeaux-Merignac Air Base
  Bordeaux-Mérignac Air Base is a former United States Air Force base in France. It is located in the Gironde département, 6 miles west of the city of Bordeaux....
  
   (BA 106) / Base aérienne 106 Bordeaux
  Bordeaux
  Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
  
   - Mérignac
  Mérignac
  Mérignac can refer to Bordeaux - Mérignac Airport.Mérignac is also the name of several communes in France:* Mérignac, Charente* Mérignac, Charente-Maritime* Mérignac, Gironde...
  
   "Capitaine Michel Croci"
• Orange-Caritat Air Base
  Orange-Caritat Air Base
  Orange Caritat is a tiny French Air Force base equipped with one runway and named after Capitaine de Seyne. Its location is 5 km east of Orange, a commune of the département of Vaucluse in France.It hosts:...
  
   (BA 115) / Base aérienne 115 Orange
  Orange, Vaucluse
  Orange is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It has a primarily agricultural economy...
  
   - Caritat "Capitaine de Seyne"
• Mont-de-Marsan Air Base (BA 118) / Base aérienne 118 Mont-de-Marsan
  Mont-de-Marsan
  Mont-de-Marsan is a commune and capital of the Landes department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.Mont-de-Marsan airbase « Constantin Rozanoff » is a major installation of the French Air Force. The base includes CEAM , an air defense radar command reporting centre, and an air defence control...
  
   "Colonel Constantin Rozanoff"
• Cazaux Air Base (BA 120) / Base aérienne 120 Cazaux
  Cazaux
  Cazaux is a commune of the Ariège department in southwestern France....
  
   "Commandant Marzac"
• Istres - Le Tubé Air Base
  Istres Air Base
  Istres-Le Tubé Air Base is a large multi-role tasked French Air Force base located near Istres, northwest of Marseille, France. The airport facilities are also known as Istres - Le Tubé .- Armée de l'air :...
  
   (BA 125) / Base aérienne 125 Istres
  Istres
  Istres is a commune in southern France, some 60 km northwest of Marseille. It is in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region, in the Bouches-du-Rhône department, of which it is a subprefecture...
  
   - Le Tubé "Sous-lieutenant Charles Monier"
• Solenzara Air Base (BA 126) / Base aérienne 126 Solenzara
  Sari-Solenzara
  Sari-Solenzara is a commune in the Corse-du-Sud department of France on the island of Corsica.-Population:-References:*...
  
   "Capitaine Preziosi"
• Bordeaux - Beauséjour Air Detachment (DA 204) / Détachement air 204 Bordeaux
  Bordeaux
  Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
  
   - Beauséjour
  Beausejour
  Beausejour or Beauséjour may refer to:*Beauséjour , a federal electoral district in eastern New Brunswick, Canada*Beausejour, Manitoba, a town in Manitoba, Canada...
  
  
• Varennes-sur-Allier Air Detachment (DA 277) / Détachement air 277 Varennes-sur-Allier
  Varennes-sur-Allier
  Varennes-sur-Allier is a commune in the Allier department in central France.-Population:-References:*...
  
   "Capitaine Rousseau"
• Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base
  Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base
  Ambérieu-en-Bugey Air Base is a front-line French Air Force base located approximately 5 km north-northwest of Ambérieu-en-Bugey in the department of Ain in eastern France.-Overview:...
  
   (BA 278) / Base aérienne 278 Ambérieu-en-Bugey
  Ambérieu-en-Bugey
  Ambérieu-en-Bugey is a commune in the department of Ain in eastern France.It is the largest town in the arrondissement of Belley and the seat of the Ambérieu-en-Bugey canton, as well as the capital of the historic region of Bugey.-Geography:...
  
   "Colonel Albert Chambonnet"
• Salon-de-Provence Air Base
  Salon-de-Provence Air Base
  Salon-de-Provence Air Base is a base of the French Air Force located south Salon-de-Provence in southern France.It hosts the training facilities for the officers of the air force:* École de l'Air: for young students** pilot commissioned officers...
  
   (BA 701) / Base aérienne 701 Salon-de-Provence
  Salon-de-Provence
  Salon-de-Provence is a commune in the Bouches-du-Rhône department in southern France. It is the location of an important air base.-History:Salon was a Gallo-Roman oppidum well positioned on the salt trade routes between Adriatic, Atlantic and Mediterranean seas, hence its name...
  
   "Général Pineau"
• Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base
  Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base
  Cognac - Châteaubernard Air Base is a base of the French Air Force located in Châteaubernard, 2.8 kilometre south of Cognac. Both locations are communes of the Charente département in the Poitou-Charentes région of France...
  
   (BA 709) / Base aérienne 709 Cognac
  Cognac
  Cognac is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Cognac is situated on the river Charente between the towns of Angoulême and Saintes. The majority of the town has been built on the river's left bank, with the smaller right...
  
   - Châteaubernard
  Châteaubernard
  Châteaubernard is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
   "Commandant Ménard"
• Rochefort - Saint-Agnant Air Base (BA 721) / Base aérienne 721 Rochefort
  Rochefort, Charente-Maritime
  Rochefort is a commune in southwestern France, a port on the Charente estuary. It is a sub-prefecture of the Charente-Maritime department.-History:...
  
   - Saint-Agnant
  Saint-Agnant, Charente-Maritime
  Saint-Agnant is a commune in the Charente-Maritime department in southwestern France.-Population:-References:*...
  
   "Adjudant Gémot"
• Saintes - Thénac Air Base (EETAA 722) / Ecole d'enseignement technique de l'armée de l'air 722 Saintes
  Saintes
  Saintes is a French commune located in Poitou-Charentes, in the southwestern Charente-Maritime department of which it is a sub-prefecture. Its inhabitants are called Saintaises and Saintais....
  
   - Thénac
  Thénac
  Thénac may refer to the following places in France:* Thénac, Charente-Maritime, a commune of the Charente-Maritime département* Thénac, Dordogne, a commune of the Dordogne département...
  
   "Capitaine Albert Raffin"
• Grenoble - Montbonnot Air Base (BA 749) / Base aérienne 749 Grenoble
  Grenoble
  Grenoble is a city in southeastern France, at the foot of the French Alps where the river Drac joins the Isère. Located in the Rhône-Alpes region, Grenoble is the capital of the department of Isère...
  
   - Montbonnot
• Lyon - Mont Verdun Air Base
  Lyon - Mont Verdun Air Base
  Lyon - Mont Verdun Air Base is located to the northwest of Lyon. It is a duplicate of the headquarters of the French Air Force nuclear strike force at Taverny Air Base - BA921 near Paris, with an underground command center....
  
   (BA 942) / Base aérienne 942 Lyon
  Lyon
  Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
  
   - Mont Verdun "Capitaine Jean Robert"
• Nice Air Base
  Nice Air Base
  Nice Air Base of the French Air Force is divided between two sites: one at the summit of Mont Agel near Nice in the Alpes-Maritimes département, and the other at Gardanne in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin. The Mont Agel base uses the facilities of the former Ouvrage Mont Agel of the Alpine Line...
  
   (BA 943) / Base aérienne 943 Nice
  Nice
  Nice is the fifth most populous city in France, after Paris, Marseille, Lyon and Toulouse, with a population of 348,721 within its administrative limits on a land area of . The urban area of Nice extends beyond the administrative city limits with a population of more than 955,000 on an area of...
  
   "Capitaine Auber"

Overseas 

• Base aérienne 104 Al Dhafra
  Al Dhafra Air Base
  Al Dhafra Air Base is a military installation in the United Arab Emirates. The base is located approximately south of Abu Dhabi and is operated by the United Arab Emirates Air Force.-Facilities:The airport resides at an elevation of above mean sea level...
  
   / Base aérienne 104 Al Dhafra. Abou Dhabi
• Dakar-Ouakam Air Base (BA 160) / Base aérienne 160 Dakar
  Dakar
  Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...
  
   - Ouakam
  Ouakam
  Ouakam is a commune d'arrondissement of the city of Dakar, Senegal. The town is the birthplace of French politicians Ségolène Royal and Rama Yade and Senegalese writer and politician Birago Diop.-History:...
  
  (Senegal
  Senegal
  Senegal , officially the Republic of Senegal , is a country in western Africa. It owes its name to the Sénégal River that borders it to the east and north...
  
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• Saint-Denis Air Base (BA 181) / Base aérienne 181 Saint-Denis
  Saint-Denis, Réunion
  Saint-Denis is the préfecture of the French overseas region and department of Réunion, in the Indian Ocean. It is located at the island's northernmost point, close to the mouth of the Rivière Saint-Denis....
  
   "Lieutenant Roland Garros" (Réunion
  Réunion
  Réunion is a French island with a population of about 800,000 located in the Indian Ocean, east of Madagascar, about south west of Mauritius, the nearest island.Administratively, Réunion is one of the overseas departments of France...
  
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• Djibouti Air Base (BA 188) / Base aérienne 188 Djibouti
  Djibouti
  Djibouti , officially the Republic of Djibouti , is a country in the Horn of Africa. It is bordered by Eritrea in the north, Ethiopia in the west and south, and Somalia in the southeast. The remainder of the border is formed by the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden at the east...
  
   "Colonel Massart"
• Tahiti - Faa'a Air Base (BA 190) / Base aérienne 190 Tahiti
  Tahiti
  Tahiti is the largest island in the Windward group of French Polynesia, located in the archipelago of the Society Islands in the southern Pacific Ocean. It is the economic, cultural and political centre of French Polynesia. The island was formed from volcanic activity and is high and mountainous...
  
   - Faa'a "Sergent Julien-Allain" (French Polynesia
  French Polynesia
  French Polynesia is an overseas country of the French Republic . It is made up of several groups of Polynesian islands, the most famous island being Tahiti in the Society Islands group, which is also the most populous island and the seat of the capital of the territory...
  
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• Lamentin Air Base (BA 365) / Base aérienne 365 Lamentin
  Le Lamentin
  Le Lamentin is a town and the second-largest commune in the French overseas department of Martinique.It is located in the center of the island of Martinique, and is part of the metropolitan area of Fort-de-France, the largest conurbation in Martinique. In the 1999 census, Le Lamentin had a...
  
  (Martinique
  Martinique
  Martinique is an island in the eastern Caribbean Sea, with a land area of . Like Guadeloupe, it is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department. To the northwest lies Dominica, to the south St Lucia, and to the southeast Barbados...
  
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• Cayenne - Rochambeau Air Base (BA 367) / Base aérienne 367 Cayenne
  Cayenne
  Cayenne is the capital of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America. The city stands on a former island at the mouth of the Cayenne River on the Atlantic coast. The city's motto is "Ferit Aurum Industria" which means "Work brings wealth"...
  
   - Rochambeau
  Rochambeau
  Rochambeau may refer to:* French soldiers:** Jean-Baptiste Donatien de Vimeur, comte de Rochambeau , French nobleman and soldier who participated in the American Revolutionary War...
  
   "Capitaine Massé" (French Guiana
  French Guiana
  French Guiana is an overseas region of France, consisting of a single overseas department located on the northern Atlantic coast of South America. It has borders with two nations, Brazil to the east and south, and Suriname to the west...
  
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• Nouméa Air Detachment (DA 376) / Détachement air 376 Nouméa
  Nouméa
  Nouméa is the capital city of the French territory of New Caledonia. It is situated on a peninsula in the south of New Caledonia's main island, Grande Terre, and is home to the majority of the island's European, Polynesian , Indonesian, and Vietnamese populations, as well as many Melanesians,...
  
  (New Caledonia
  New Caledonia
  New Caledonia is a special collectivity of France located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, east of Australia and about from Metropolitan France. The archipelago, part of the Melanesia subregion, includes the main island of Grande Terre, the Loyalty Islands, the Belep archipelago, the Isle of...
  
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• Eléments air à Libreville
  Libreville
  Libreville is the capital and largest city of Gabon, in west central Africa. The city is a port on the Komo River, near the Gulf of Guinea, and a trade center for a timber region. As of 2005, it has a population of 578,156.- History :...
  
  (Gabon
  Gabon
  Gabon , officially the Gabonese Republic is a state in west central Africa sharing borders with Equatorial Guinea to the northwest, Cameroon to the north, and with the Republic of the Congo curving around the east and south. The Gulf of Guinea, an arm of the Atlantic Ocean is to the west...
  
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• Eléments français d'assistance opérationnelle à N'djamena
  N'Djamena
  N'Djamena is the capital and largest city of Chad. A port on the Chari River, near the confluence with the Logone River, it directly faces the Cameroonian town of Kousséri, to which the city is connected by a bridge. It is also a special statute region, divided in 10 arrondissements. It is a...
  
  (Chad
  Chad
  Chad , officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a landlocked country in Central Africa. It is bordered by Libya to the north, Sudan to the east, the Central African Republic to the south, Cameroon and Nigeria to the southwest, and Niger to the west...
  
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Inactive bases

• Aix - Les Milles Air Base (BA 114) / Base aérienne 114 Aix
  Aix-en-Provence
  Aix , or Aix-en-Provence to distinguish it from other cities built over hot springs, is a city-commune in southern France, some north of Marseille. It is in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, of which it is a subprefecture. The population of Aix is...
  
   - Les Milles
  Les Milles
  Les Milles is a village, part of the commune of Aix-en-Provence, in southern France.-See also:* Camp des Milles...
  
  
• Chartres Air Base (BA 122) / Base aérienne 122 Chartres
  Chartres
  Chartres is a commune and capital of the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France. It is located southwest of Paris.-Geography:Chartres is built on the left bank of the Eure River, on a hill crowned by its famous cathedral, the spires of which are a landmark in the surrounding country...
  
  
• Strasbourg - Entzheim Air Base (BA 124) / Base aérienne 124 Strasbourg
  Strasbourg
  Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
  
   - Entzheim
  Entzheim
  Entzheim is a commune, in the Bas-Rhin department in Alsace in north-eastern France.Strasbourg Airport is located in the commune.-References:* -External links:*...
  
  
• Bremgarten Air Base (BA 136) / Base aérienne 136 Bremgarten
• Toul-Rosières Air Base
  Toul-Rosieres Air Base
  Toul-Rosières Air Base is a reserve French Air Force base. It is located in the Meurthe-et-Moselle département of France, 10 miles northeast of the city of Toul, on the west side of the Route nationale 411 Highway about one mile southeast of Rosières-en-Haye.Toul Air Base was used by American...
  
   (BA 136) / Base aérienne 136 Toul
  Toul
  Toul is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Toul is located between Commercy and Nancy, and situated between the Moselle River and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin....
  
   - Rosières
  Rosières
  Rosières may refer to the following places in France:* Rosières, Ardèche, a commune in the department of Ardèche* Rosières, Haute-Loire, a commune in the department of Haute-Loire* Rosières, Oise, a commune in the department of Oise...
  
  
• Apt - Saint-Christol Air Base (BA 200) / Base aérienne 200 Apt
  Apt, Vaucluse
  Apt is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.It lies on the left bank of the Calavon, east of Avignon...
  
   - Saint-Christol
  Saint-Christol, Vaucluse
  Saint-Christol is a commune in the Vaucluse department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France.-References:*...
  
  
• Bordeaux - Cenon Air Base (BA 203) / Base aérienne 203 Bordeaux
  Bordeaux
  Bordeaux is a port city on the Garonne River in the Gironde department in southwestern France.The Bordeaux-Arcachon-Libourne metropolitan area, has a population of 1,010,000 and constitutes the sixth-largest urban area in France. It is the capital of the Aquitaine region, as well as the prefecture...
  
   - Cenon
  Cenon
  Cenon is a commune in the Gironde department in Aquitaine in southwestern France.It is a suburb of the city of Bordeaux, and is adjacent to it on the east side.-Population:-External links:*...
  
  
• Limoges - Romanet Air Base (BA 274) / Base aérienne 274 Limoges
  Limoges
  Limoges |Limousin]] dialect of Occitan) is a city and commune, the capital of the Haute-Vienne department and the administrative capital of the Limousin région in west-central France....
  
   - Romanet
• Toul - Thouvenot Air Base (BA 551) / Base aérienne 551 Toul
  Toul
  Toul is a commune in the Meurthe-et-Moselle department in north-eastern France.It is a sub-prefecture of the department.-Geography:Toul is located between Commercy and Nancy, and situated between the Moselle River and the Canal de la Marne au Rhin....
  
   - Thouvenot
• Compiègne Air Base (BA 552) / Base aérienne 552 Compiègne
  Compiègne
  Compiègne is a city in northern France. It is designated municipally as a commune within the département of Oise.The city is located along the Oise River...
  
  
• Nîmes Air Base (BA 726) / Base aérienne 726 Nîmes
  Nîmes
  Nîmes is the capital of the Gard department in the Languedoc-Roussillon region in southern France. Nîmes has a rich history, dating back to the Roman Empire, and is a popular tourist destination.-History:...
  
  
• Contrexéville Air Base (BA 902) / Base aérienne 902 Contrexéville
  Contrexéville
  Contrexéville is a commune of north-eastern France, in the Vosges département. Inhabitants are called Contrexévillois.The reputation of Contrexéville as a health resort dates from 1864, when development began by a company, the Société des Eaux de Contrexéville.-Twin towns:Contrexéville is twinned...
  
  

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