| Establishments in the French colonial empire in the 16th century - >> 17th c. |
| 1530s establishments in the French colonial empire — 1534 • 1535 • 1536 • 1537 • 1538 • 1539 |
| 1540s establishments in the French colonial empire — 1540 • 1541 • 1542 • 1543 • 1544 • 1545 • 1546 • 1547 • 1548 • 1549 |
| 1550s establishments in the French colonial empire — 1550 • 1551 • 1552 • 1553 • 1554 • 1555 • 1556 • 1557 • 1558 • 1559 |
| 1560s establishments in the French colonial empire — 1560 • 1561 • 1562 • 1563 • 1564 • 1565 • 1566 • 1567 • 1568 • 1569 |
| 1570s establishments in the French colonial empire — 1570 • 1571 • 1572 • 1573 • 1574 • 1575 • 1576 • 1577 • 1578 • 1579 |
| 1580s establishments in the French colonial empire — 1580 • 1581 • 1582 • 1583 • 1584 • 1585 • 1586 • 1587 • 1588 • 1589 |
| 1590s establishments in the French colonial empire — 1590 • 1591 • 1592 • 1593 • 1594 • 1595 • 1596 • 1597 • 1598 • 1599 |
| 1600s establishments in the French colonial empire — 1600 |