See also: free Zone (homonymy)

During the Second world war, the armistice signed on June 22nd, 1940 between Germany and overcome France envisages the division of the French territory in free zone and occupied zone. The free zone is the name given to the part of the France not-occupied by the German . It is placed under the authority of the Régime of Vichy, directed by the Maréchal Pétain and is separated from the remainder of the French territory by the Line of demarcation. The zone is invaded the November 11th 1942 (operation Attila) by the German and the Italian following the unloading combined in North Africa the 8, and takes the name of Southern zone .

The free zone gathered a territory of 246618 km2 (either 45 % of the French territory) and 33 % of the Active population.

The free zone was called the “zone nono”, for “nonoccupied”. By a Franco-German pun, since “ nono ” wanted to say “non-non”, the occupied zone was consequently called “zone jaja ” (i.e. “zone oui-oui”).

Subdivisions

• As from November 1942, a zone practically recovering all the area Is the Rhone was occupied by the Italian .

See too

• occupied Zone (called Northern Zone after November 1942)
• closed Area
• Mode of Vichy