What kind of colonies did France build?

Answer 1

AMERICAS

• Canada (some of Canada) -- New France (1534–1763), and nearby lands: such as Acadia, Newfoundland, Hudson Bay, Saint Lawrence River, Great Lakes, Lake Winnipeg, Quebec
• United States (some of the US) -- Saint Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands (1650–1733), French Louisiana (23.3% of the current country) (1672–1804) (sold by Napoleon I)
• Haiti (1627–1804)
• French Guiana (1643- )
• Guadeloupe (1635- )
• ÃŽles des Saintes (1648- )
• Marie-Galante (1635- )
• la Désirade (1635- )
• Martinique (1635- )
• Clipperton Island (1711- )
• Saint Pierre and Miquelon (1604- )
• Collectivity of Saint Martin (1624- )
• Saint Barthélemy (1648-1784, 1878- )
  

AFRICA

• Morocco (1912–1956) (protectorate) (89% of the current territory)
  
• Algeria (1830–1962)
• Tunisia (1881–1956) (protectorate)
• Ivory Coast (1843–1960)
• Benin -- French Dahomey (1883–1960)
• Mali -- French Sudan (1883–1960)
• Guinea -- French Guinea (1891–1958)
• Mauritania (1902–1960)
• Niger (1890–1960)
• Senegal (1677–1960)
• Burkina Faso -- French Upper Volta (1896–1960)
• Togo -- French Togoland (1918–1960)
• Chad (1900–1960)
• Republic of Congo -- French Congo (1875–1960)
• Gabon (1839–1960)
• Cameroon (partial) -- French Cameroon (91% of current Cameroon) (1918–1960)
• Madagascar (1896–1960)
• Mauritius -- Isle de France (1715–1810)
• Djibouti -- French Somaliland (1862–1977)
• Mayotte (1841- )
• Seychelles (1756–1810)
• Comoros (1866–1975)
• Réunion (1710- )

ASIA

• Laos -- French Indochina (protectorate) (1893–1954)
• Cambodia -- French Indochina (protectorate) (1863–1953)
• Vietnam -- French Indochina (protectorate) (1858–1954)
• India (some of the country) -- Arkat (protectorate) (1692–1750), Pondichery (1765–1954), Karikal (1725–1954), Mahe (1721–1954), Yanaon (1723–1954), Chandernagor (1673–1952),Trincomalee (1782–1784)
• China (some of the country) -- Kouang-Tchéou-Wan (1898–1946), French Concession of Shanghai (1849–1946), Tianjin (1860–1946) and Hankou (1898–1946)
• Lebanon -- French Lebanon (1920–1943) (French Mandate of Lebanon)
• Syria -- French Mandate of Syria (1920–1946)

OCEANIA

• French Polynesia -- (1843- )
• New Caledonia (1853- )
• Vanuatu -- the New Hebrides (1887–1906)
• Wallis and Futuna (1887-)

France also claims lands in Antarctica.

Answer 2

Mostly Trading colonies

In what is now Canada

Answer 3

If you mean in colonial America France had colonies in Canada.

Answer 4

mostly trading colonies.(Apex)