French India is a general name for the former French possessions in India. These included Pondichéry (now Puducherry), Karikal and Yanaon (now Yañam) on the Coromandel Coast, Mahé on the Malabar coast, and Chandannagore in Bengal. In addition there were lodges (loges) located at Machilipatnam, Kozhikode and Surat, but they were merely nominal remnants of French factories.
The total area amounted to 203 mi² (526 km²), of which 113 mi² (293 km²) belonged to the territory of Pondichéry. In 1901 the total population amounted to 273,185.

List of Governors of French Establishments in India

Causes for Liberation of French colonies in India
Municipal Administration in French India
European colonies in India
Coup d'État de Yanaon
French colonial empire
Chanda Sahib
Muzaffar Jang
Salabat Jang
Claude Martin
La Martiniere College