Afnic manages most French overseas ccTLDs.
In addition to .fr, delegated to Afnic since 1986, the management of the ccTLDs for French overseas collectivities is also delegated to Afnic or another service provider.
The Naming Charter sets out the conditions for the allocation and management of domain names for the overseas ccTLDs managed by Afnic.
Below is the situation for each collectivity:
Atlantic Ocean
– Guadeloupe (.gp): delegated to an Internet service provider (ISP) until 2026; French public service concession assigned to Afnic in June 2026; technical and legal transition before the end of 2026.
– French Guiana (.gf): delegated to an Internet service provider (ISP) until 2026; French public service concession assigned to Afnic in June 2026; technical and legal transition before the end of 2026.
– Martinique (.mq): delegated to an Internet service provider (ISP) until 2026; French public service concession assigned to Afnic in June 2026; technical and legal transition before the end of 2026.
– Saint-Barthélemy (.bl): created in 2007 but not delegated.
– Saint-Martin (.mf): created in 2007 but not delegated.
– Saint Pierre and Miquelon (.pm): delegated to Afnic and opened to registration in December 2011. French public service concession assigned to Afnic in June 2026.
Indian Ocean
– Réunion (.re): delegated to Afnic and opened to registration in July 2001. French public service concession assigned to Afnic in June 2026.
– Mayotte (.yt): delegated to Afnic and opened to registration in December 2011. French public service concession assigned to Afnic in June 2026.
– French Southern Lands (.tf) : the management of .tf has been delegated to Afnic and opened to registration since 2004. French public service concession assigned to Afnic in June 2026.
Pacific Ocean
– Wallis and Futuna (.wf): delegated to Afnic and opened to registration in December 2011. French public service concession assigned to Afnic in June 2026.
– New Caledonia (.nc): delegated to the Post and Electronic Communications Office (OPT) of New Caledonia (website: http://www.cctld.nc).
– French Polynesia (.pf): delegated to the Post and Electronic Communications Office – OPT (website: http://www.opt.pf).
Afnic provides the number of domain names registered under ccTLDs managed by Afnic.
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The management and development of the eight TLDs corresponding to the overseas territories governed by the French Postal and Electronic Communications Code (CPCE) have been entrusted to Afnic. This decision was officialised in two ministerial decrees published in the French Official Journal on 22 June 2026:
- Decree of 22 June 2026 appointing the registry tasked with attributing and managing top-level domain names in the addressing system corresponding to “.mq”, “.gp”, “.gf”, “.re” and “.tf”
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000054310819 (in French)
- Decree of 22 June 2026 appointing the registry tasked with attributing and managing top-level domain names in the addressing system corresponding to “yt”, “.pm” and “.wf”
https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jorf/id/JORFTEXT000054310836 (in French)
Want to become a registrar for a French overseas ccTLD?
The ccTLDs .re (Réunion), .pm (Saint Pierre and Miquelon), .tf (French Southern Lands), .wf (Wallis and Futuna) and .yt (Mayotte) are exclusively distributed by Afnic accredited registrars.
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