The Province of Sanma is mainly Presbyterian with a strong Roman Catholic minority in the Francophone areas of the province.

The PS is very commonly part of governing coalitions, and dominates most local authorities because of the extremely fragmented nature of Belgian political institutions, particularly in Francophone areas.

All other specialty cable channels have one feed for all time zones, including French language channels that predominantly serve Francophone areas of the country, mostly in Quebec.

Dugouts are called pirogues in Francophone areas of Africa.

Some of the institutions are located in small Francophone communities while others are located in heavily populated Francophone areas.

The members argued that the Executive, which is divided into separate Flemish and Francophone wings, was spending too much time on issues in Francophone areas.

As in previous elections, Francophone parties campaigned outside of the Francophone area, leading to measures from Flemish authorities.

Government services were often not available in French, and the infrastructure in predominantly Francophone areas was noticeably less developed than in the rest of the province; this changed with the election of Premier Louis Robichaud in 1960.

Garneau is located in a highly Francophone area (See map of Ottawa showing the francophone concentrations).

Later arrivals were mostly Gujaratis from other Francophone areas, including Mauritius, the Seychelles and Madagascar.