French Union

French Union Union française (French)
1946–1958
Flag Emblem
Motto: "Liberté, égalité, fraternité" "Liberty, equality, fraternity"
Anthem: "La Marseillaise"
Metropolitan France and overseas departments   Overseas territories   Associated territories   Associated states (obtained independence before 1958)
Capital	Paris
Common languages	French
Historical era	Cold War
• Fourth Republic	27 October 1946
• First Indochina War	19 December 1946
• Malagasy Uprising	29 March 1947
• French intervention in Korea	29 July 1950 - 27 July 1953
• Algerian War	1 November 1954
• De facto end of French India	1 November 1954
• Austrian State Treaty	15 May 1955
• Cameroon War	22 May 1955
• Independence of Morocco and Tunisia	1956
• Saar Treaty	27 October 1956
• Suez Crisis	29 October – 7 November 1956
• Fifth Republic; replacement by French Community	4 October 1958
Currency	French franc CFA franc CFP franc French Indochinese piastre
Preceded by Succeeded by French colonial empire French Community

The French Union (French: Union française) was a political entity that was an extension of the French Republic to replace the old French imperial system of former colonies, colloquially known as the "French Empire" (Empire français), created by the French Fourth Republic. It was the end of the "indigenous" (indigène) status of French subjects in colonial areas. It was dissolved in 1958, after the downfall of the Fourth Republic.