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Despite occasional tensions, perhaps inevitable in times of economic uncertainty, today French people increasingly recognize that the immigrants from France’s départements in the West Indies and from former colonies — Algeria, Tunisia, and Morocco — enrich the national culture and add spice to the country’s cuisine.
Martinique and Guadeloupe, formal départements since 1946, have recently become régions in an administrative reshuffle.
Guadeloupe and Martinique became full départements of France in 1946 — a source of great pride to many.