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Native name | Compagnie française des Indes |
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| Company type | Public State-owned enterprise |
| Industry | Trade |
| Founded | 1717 |
| Fate | liquidated 1770 |
| Headquarters | Lorient |
The French Indies Company (French: Compagnie française des Indes) was the main French overseas trading company during most of Louis XV's long reign in the 18th century. It emerged in March 1723 from the reorganization of John Law's Company following the termination of John Law's giant monetary experiment which the company had channelled. As a delayed consequence of the Seven Years' War, the company's privilege was eventually withdrawn in 1769, and the company was liquidated the next year.[1]: 42