French Algeria

French Algeria (French: Alger to 1839, then Algérie afterwards;^[1] unofficially Algérie française,^[2][3] Arabic: الجزائر المستعمرة), also known as Colonial Algeria, was the time during which France colonized Algeria.

French Algeria Algérie française (French) الجزائر المستعمرة (Arabic)
1830–1962
Flag
Anthem: La Parisienne (1830–1848) Le Chant des Girondins (1848–1852) Partant pour la Syrie (1852–1870) La Marseillaise (1870–1962)
Official Arabic seal of the Governor General of Algeria
Chronological map of French Algeria's evolution
Status	1830–1848: Colony 1848–1962: De jure: Départements of Metropolitan France De facto: Colony
Capital and largest city	Algiers
Official languages	French
Other languages	Arabic Berber
Government	French Department
Governor General
• 1830 (first)	Louis-Auguste-Victor Bourmont
• 1962 (last)	Christian Fouchet
Legislature	Algerian Assembly [fr] (1948–1956)
History
• Surrender of Algiers	5 July 1830
• Algerian Independence	5 July 1962
Area
• Total	2,381,741 km2 (919,595 sq mi)
Currency	Budju (1830–1848) (Algerian) Franc (1848–1962)
Time zone	UTC+1 (CET)
Date format	dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side	right
ISO 3166 code	DZ
Preceded by Succeeded by Ottoman Algeria Emirate of Abdelkader Kingdom of Ait Abbas Kel Ahaggar People's Democratic Republic of Algeria
Today part of	Algeria

French rule began in 1830 after the invasion of Algiers and lasted until the end of the Algerian War in 1962.