Saint-Barthélemy
 

1785 - 1878                          Adopted 1878     Local Flag from 1987, Adopted 22 Feb 2007   Map of Saint-Barthélemy Hear National Anthem "La Marseillaise" Local Anthem "L 'Hymne à Saint-Barthélemy" (Hymn to St. Barthelemy) Adopted 1999 Constitution  (28 Sep 1958) Capital: Gustavia (Carénage to 1785) Currency: Euro (EUR); to 1 Jan 2002 French Franc (FRF) National Holiday: 14 Jul (1789) Bastille Day --------------------------------------- Local Holiday: 9 Oct (1847) Slavery Abolition Day Population: 7,367 (2011) GDP: $N/A Exports: $N/A Imports: $N/A Ethnic groups: Creole (mulatto), black, Guadeloupe Mestizo (French-East Asian), white Total Police Force: 11 (2012) Defense is the Responsibility of France Merchant marine: None (2010) Religions: Roman Catholic, Jehovah's Witness, Protestant International Organizations/Treaties: ACS (associate), UPU Saint- Barthélemy Chronology 1493                       Discovered and claimed for Spain by Christopher                              Columbus named Isla de San Bartolomeo. 1648                       French colony (Saint Barthélemy). 1651 - 1665                Possession of the Knights of Malta (abandoned                              1656 - 1659). 1665                       French colony. 1674 - 1785                Saint Barthélemy a dependency of Guadeloupe. 1690 - 1698                Abandoned. 1744 - 1748                British occupation averted when islanders sign                              a declaration of neutrality. Jan 1779 - 28 Feb 1779     British raids destroy French defenses.  3 Feb 1781 - 26 Nov 1781  British occupation.  1 Jul 1784 - 16 Mar 1878  Swedish colony (from 1812, a possession of the                              king of Sweden).  16 Mar 1878                French possession, part of Guadeloupe. 16 Jun 1940 - 14 Jul 1943  Administration loyal to Vichy France                              (from 14 Jul 1943, under Free French).  1 Feb 1963 - 21 Feb 2007  Saint-Barthélemy within Guadeloupe as an                              arrondissement of Saint-Martin et Saint-Barthélemy                              (see under Saint-Martin).  7 Dec 2003                Saint-Barthélemy votes to become a separate                              overseas collectivité by 95.5%. 21 Feb 2007                Saint-Barthélemy a separate French overseas                              collectivité.

Commandants
1648 - 1656                Jacques Gente
1656 - 1673                abandoned
1673 - 16..                ....
c.1687                     Legrand
1687 - 1690                Henri-Charles de Vaultier, sieur   (d. 1690)
                             de Moyencourt
1690 - 1698                abandoned
31 Mar 1698 (1 day)        de la Hogue                        (d. 1700)
                             (held title to 19 Dec 1700)     
1698 - af.1700             Vacant
1713 - 1719?               Alexandre Vaultier de Moyencourt,  (d. 1728)
                             comte de Moyencourt
c.1720 - c.1730?           Jacques Gréaux
c.1732                     Christophe Mahieu
17.. - 1744                Jacques Gréaux, Jr.                (d. 1744)
1744 - c.1746              Véret (acting)
c.1750                     Gréaux
1757 - 1763                Vacant
1763 - 1764                Alexis Brin (acting)
1764 - 1771                René Camille, comte de Carné de    (d. 1784)
                             Trécesson
1771 - c.1774              Pierre Bernier
 6 Jun 1775 - Jan 1784     Alexandre-René d'Agneau-Douville   (b. 1736 - d. 1789)
 3 Feb 1781 - 26 Nov 1781  .... (British commander)
1784? - Mar 1785           Isnard (acting)
Governors
Mar 1785 - 1787            Salomon Mauritz von Rajalin        (b. 1757 - d. 1825)
1787 - 1790                Pehr Herman Rosen von Rosenstein   (b. 1763 - d. 1799)
1790 - 1795                Carl Fredrik Bagge af Söderby      (b. 1750 - d. 1828)
1795 - 1800                Georg Henrik Johan af Trolle       (b. 1763 - d. 1824)
1800 - 1812                Hans Henrik Anckerheim             (b. 1748 - d. 1814)
1812 - 1816                Bernd Robert Gustaf Stackelberg    (b. 1784 - d. 1845)
1816 - 1818                Johan Samuel Rosensvärd            (b. 1782 - d. 1818)
27 Mar 1818 -  2 May 1826  Johan Norderling                   (b. 1760 - d. 1828)
1826 - 1860                James Haarlef Haasum               (b. 1791 - d. 1871)
1860 - 1868                Fredrik Carl Ulrich                (b. 1808 - d. 1868)
1868 - 16 Mar 1878         Bror Ludvig Ulrich                 (b. 1818 - d. 1887) 
Mayors
1878 - 1900                Hippolyte Duchatellard             (b. 1833 - d. 1910)
1900 - 1913                Jean Bertrand Sourd                (b. 1859 - d. 1918)
1913 - 1919                Louis Déravin
1919 - 1925                Théodore Lédée 
1925 - 1927                Leroy
1927 - 1929                Eugène Magras
1929 - 1931                Ruben Déravin (1st time)
1931 - 1933                Stephan Tara
1933 - 1941                Ruben Déravin (2nd time)
1941 - 1942                Clément Lédée (1st time)
1942 - 1943                Jean Lédée
1943 - 1944                Clément Lédée (2nd time)
1944 - 1947                Raynal Rosey (Delegate to 1945)                          Ind;1947 RI
1947 - 1962                Alexandre Magras
1962 - 1977                Rémy de Haenen                     (b. 1916 - d. 2008)
Mar 1977 - Mar 1983        Charles Querrard
Mar 1983 - 1995            Daniel Blanchard                   (b. 1946)
Jun 1995 - 15 Jul 2007     Bruno Magras                       (b. 1951)             UMP
Prefects (delegated to the prefect of Guadeloupe, who from 9 Jul 2007 is also
state representative in Saint-Barthélemy)
21 Feb 2007 - 21 Mar 2007  Yvon Alain (interim subprefect)    (b. 1955)
21 Mar 2007 - Aug 2009     Dominique Lacroix                  (b. 1955)
24 Aug 2009 - Dec 2011     Jacques Simonnet                   (b. 1946)
12 Dec 2011 -              Philippe Chopin                    (b. 1958)

President of the Territorial Council
15 Jul 2007 -              Bruno Magras                       (s.a.)                UMP/SBA

Party abbreviations: Ind = Indépendant; SBA = Saint-Barth d'Abord! (Saint Barth First!, election list, St. Barth regionalist); UMP = Union pour un Mouvement Populaire (Union for a Popular Movement [to 17 Nov 2002: Union for the Presidential Majority], conservative, est. 23 Apr 2002 from RPR, DL and the main part of UDF);
- Former parties: RI = Républicain Indépendant (Republican Independent)