Metropolitan France ( or la Métropole) is the part of France located in Europe. It includes mainland France and nearby islands in the Atlantic Ocean, in the English Channel , and in the Mediterranean Sea, including Corsica. By contrast, Overseas France (la France d'outre-mer) is the collective name for the part of France located outside Europe: French overseas regions (départements et régions d'outre-mer or DROM), territories (territoires d'outre-mer or TOM), collectivities (collectivités d'outre-mer or COM), and the sui generis collectivity (collectivité sui generis) of New Caledonia.