St. Barthelemy (French)

The main languages spoken in Saint Barthelemy are:
French - the official language, spoken by nearly the entire population.
English - widely spoken because of tourism.
A local form of Norman French (Saint-Barth patois) survives among older residents in the leeward part of the island, and a French Creole is spoken in the windward part.
French is the official language of Saint Barthelemy.

Geography

Location: Caribbean, an island in the Leeward Islands, southeast of Saint Martin

Map references: Central America and the Caribbean

Area:
total: 25 sq km

Climate: tropical, moderated by trade winds

Terrain: hilly, with small beaches

People

Population: about 10,500 (2024 est.)

Languages: French (official), English, Norman French patois, French Creole

Government

Country name:
conventional long form: Overseas Collectivity of Saint Barthelemy
local short form: Saint-Barthelemy

Data code: BL

Government type: overseas collectivity of France

National capital: Gustavia

Background: Saint Barthelemy was a Swedish colony from 1784 to 1878, which gave its capital the name Gustavia; it was returned to France and administered as part of Guadeloupe until 2007, when it became a separate overseas collectivity