Editing French language (section)

==== India ====
{{See also|Indian French}}
French was the official language of [[French India]], consisting of the geographically separate enclaves referred to as [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]. It continued to be an [[official languages of Puducherry|official language of the territory]] even after its cession to India in 1956 until 1965.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com">{{Cite news |date=14 September 2014 |title=English to continue as link language in Puducherry: Court |work=The Times of India |url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/English-to-continue-as-link-language-in-Puducherry-Court/articleshow/42400463.cms |url-status=live |access-date=16 October 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211021143645/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/English-to-continue-as-link-language-in-Puducherry-Court/articleshow/42400463.cms |archive-date=21 October 2021}}</ref> A small number of older locals still retain knowledge of the language, although it has now given way to Tamil and English.<ref name="timesofindia.indiatimes.com" /><ref>[https://www.france24.com/en/20130318-pondicherry-the-French-outpost-in-India Pondicherry, the French outpost in India] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211016075001/https://www.france24.com/en/20130318-pondicherry-the-French-outpost-in-India |date=16 October 2021 }}, [[France 24]]</ref>