PARIS, Dec 12 (Reuters) - French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that New Caledonia will remain French, after a majority of voters in the French overseas territory voted against independence in a third and final referendum. "Caledonians have chosen to remain French. They decided that freely," Macron said in a televised address. "We can"t ignore that the electorate remained deeply divided over the years. (...) A period of transition is now starting," he added.