If you count every single one, there are some 1,300 islands off the coast of metropolitan France. Around 30 are inhabited.

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People stand in the gardens of the Palais du Pharo, overlooking the old port, the day ahead of the arrival of the Olympic flame, in Marseille, southern France, Tuesday, May 7, 2024. The Olympic ...

The Olympic cauldron is pictured in Marseille, southern France, Wednesday May 8, 2024. After leaving Marseille, a vast relay route is undertaken before the torch odyssey ends on July 27 in Paris.