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Initially, notes of the Banque de la Réunion and the Colonial Treasury circulated alongside French currency. In 1896, coins were issued, followed by bank tokens in 1920. In 1945, the CFA franc was created and was adopted in Réunion, with distinct coins introduced in 1948.
Banknote of the Banque de la Réunion, 1943. The Banque de la Réunion was a bank of issue on the island of Réunion, France.It was established in 1853, [1] lost its monetary role in 1944, and in 2015 became a fully-owned subsidiary of Caisse d'Épargne Provence Alpes Corse (CEPAC).
The Réunion Film festival (festival du film de La Réunion) was created in 2005 and is chaired by Fabienne Redt. The festival presented first and second feature films by French directors. The 10th and last edition took place in 2014 in partnership mainly with the TEAT Champ Fleuri (Saint-Denis) and the city of Saint-Paul.
In 2011, France (whose territory in the national accounts refers to Metropolitan France plus the four old overseas regions of Guadeloupe, Martinique, French Guiana, and Réunion, but excludes Mayotte and the six overseas collectivities) had a GDP of US$2,778 bn, 98.2% of which was produced in Metropolitan France, and 1.8% in the four overseas ...
La Possession (French pronunciation: [la pɔsesjɔ̃]) is a commune in the French overseas department of Réunion.It is located in the northwestern part of the island of Réunion, between the capital of Saint-Denis and the commune of Le Port.
The franc is any of various units of currency.One franc is typically divided into 100 centimes.The name is said to derive from the Latin inscription francorum rex (King of the Franks) used on early French coins and until the 18th century, or from the French franc, meaning "frank" (and "free" in certain contexts, such as coup franc, "free kick").
The initials CFP originally stood for colonies françaises du Pacifique (lit. ' French colonies of the Pacific ') but since 2022 is officially Collectivités françaises du Pacifique (lit. ' French Communities of the Pacific '). Its ISO 4217 currency code is XPF. The CFP franc is subdivided into 100 centimes, although there are no centime ...
The French Constitution provides that, in general, French laws and regulations (France's civil code, penal code, administrative law, social laws, tax laws, etc.) apply to French overseas regions the same as in metropolitan France, but can be adapted as needed to suit the region's particular needs. Hence, the local administrations of French ...