Saint Barthélemy

17°54′N 62°50′W / 17.900°N 62.833°W17.900; -62.833

Saint Barthélemy , officially a , is an Saint Martin, together with is north-east of a Dutch islands of Saba, Sint Eustatius, and the self-employed person country of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Barthélemy was for numerous years a French commune forming part of Martinique.

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 ] The island is a popular tourist destination during the winter holiday season, geared towards the high-end, luxury tourist market.

Etymology

The island was named by Christopher Columbus for his younger brother Bartholomew Columbus Bartolomeo Colombo in Italian in 1493.