Theme Week Caribbean – Saint Barthélemy
Tuesday, 24 January 2023 - 12:00 pm (CET/MEZ) Berlin | Author/Destination: Caribbean / Karibik General
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Saint Barthélemy is an
overseas collectivity of
France in the
Caribbean . It is often abbreviated to St. Barth in French, and St. Barts in English. The island lies about 30 kilometres (19 mi) south of the Caribbean island
Saint Martin , and is northeast of the Dutch islands of
Saba ,
Sint Eustatius , and the independent country of
Saint Kitts and Nevis .
Saint Barthélemy was for many years a French commune forming part of Guadeloupe , which is an overseas region and department of France. In 2003 the island voted in favour of secession from Guadeloupe to form a separate overseas collectivity (collectivité d’outre-mer , abbreviated to COM ) of France. The collectivity is one of four territories among the Leeward Islands in the northeastern Caribbean that make up the French West Indies , along with Saint Martin , Guadeloupe (200 kilometres (120 mi) southeast), and Martinique .
Grande Roche Viewpoint © flickr.com - David Stanley/cc-by-2.0
Saint Barthélemy, a volcanic island fully encircled by shallow reefs, has an area of 25 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi) and a population of 9,961 at the Jan. 2017 census. Its
capital is
Gustavia , which also contains the main harbour. It is the only Caribbean island that was a
Swedish colony for any significant length of time (before the end of the
Napoleonic Wars , Guadeloupe came under Swedish rule for a year before the
Treaty of Paris ). It remained so for nearly a century before it returned to French rule
after a referendum . Symbolism from the
Swedish national arms , the
Three Crowns , still appears in the island’s coat of arms. The language, cuisine, and culture, however, are distinctly
French . The island is a popular tourist destination during the winter holiday season, geared towards the high-end, luxury tourist market.
On 19 March 1946, the people of the island became French citizens with full rights. With few economic prospects on the islands, many men from St. Barthélemy took jobs on
Saint Thomas to support their families. Organised tourism and hotels began in earnest in the 1960s and developed in the 1970s onwards, particularly after the building of the island’s landing strip that can accommodate mid-sized aircraft. The island soon became renowned as a high-class luxury destination, being frequented by numerous celebrities such as
Greta Garbo ,
Howard Hughes ,
Benjamin de Rothschild ,
David Rockefeller ,
Lorne Michaels ,
Chevy Chase ,
Steve Martin ,
Jimmy Buffett and
Johnny Hallyday . The boost in tourist numbers has led to a rise in living standards and rapid modernisation. The island was not
electrified until the 1980s.
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