French Talasides

The French Talasides (French: Talasidés français; Chinese: 法属塔拉赛德) was the French territory on Tseng Island. Its capital was Bonaparte-Meriot, today Huanzhou. The largest city was Chartres (today Zhugang).

History
Following British Tseng, the French established the French Talasides on June 28, 1894. In 1936, the Talasides merged with other colonies to become the United States of Tseng.

The Talasides were known for its harsh treatment of non-Europeans. Some even say that the Talasides were a form of apartheid, as the Chinese majority were forbidden to touch or even look at Europeans for a certain amount of time. The governor Jean-Gabriel Loisè, ruling from 1894 to 1928, implemented many of these measures.

Economy
The French Talaside economy was based on forestry and farming.