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Geo Note: France - National definition [UPDATED]
Tuesday, 23 Oct 2018 15:11 ET
By Elizabeth Fitts, Phillip Thorne
Summary
National-level data for France may or may not include the overseas departments; we describe these situations using geo codes IFRA and IFRA_XDOM. [Updated 23 October 2018.]
Detail

The national statistical sources for France report national-level data in two ways: with or without the five "overseas departments" or "DOMs" (namely, Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, Réunion, and Mayotte) which together contain only 3% of the Republic's population. When the DOMs are omitted, the aggregate is known as "France métropolitaine" or "metropolitan France."

For convenience in Data Buffet retrievals, we assign the national geo code IFRA whenever possible. If there is only one "national" area reported, regardless of its definition, we use IFRA. If there are two areas reported, we assign IFRA to the principal series (as deemed by the source), and IFRA_NDOM or IFRA_XDOM to the other, as appropriate. For specifics, please consult the background page in Mnemonic 411.

Unless otherwise noted:

  • IFRA = IFRA_XDOM + IFRA_DOMR
Geo CodeDescriptionLocal nameApplicableNotes
IFRA France      
IFRA_NDOM France incl. overseas departments     Deprecated (2018); use IFRA
IFRA_XDOM France excl. overseas departments France métropolitaine    
IFRA_MET ibid ibid   Deprecated (2018); use IFRA_XDOM
IFRA_FDOM Overseas departments of France départements d'outre-mer Until 2013m12  
IFRA_DOMR ibid ibid After 2014m1 Includes IFRA_MYT Mayotte

See also

Updates

  • Oct 2011 - Initial version
  • Apr 2017 - Add IFRA_FDOM
  • Jan 2018 - Add IFRA_DOMR
  • Oct 2018 - IFRA_MET and IFRA_NDOM deprecated
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