1520 Discovered by Portuguese navigator José Álvarez
1535 Claimed for France
1670 Annexed by France
1713-1763 British rule
1763 French colony
1778-1783 British occupation
1793-1802 British occupation
1803-1816 British occupation
1816 French volony
1940-1941 Administration loyal to Vichy France
1946-1976 French overseas terriory
1976-1985 French overseas départment
1985-2003 French collectivité territoriale
2003- French overseas collectivité territoriale
Capital: Saint-Pierre.
Language: French, Basque, Breton.
Religion: Roman Catholic.
Local Anthem: "Le Marseilaise."
Local Motto: A Mare Labor.
Currency: Euro.
Governors
01 Jan 1948 - 30 Jun 1949 Jean René Moisset
01 Jul 1949 - 06 Nov 1950 Guy Clech
06 Nov 1950 - 25 Apr 1952 Eugène Alain Charles Louis Alaniou
25 Apr 1952 - 05 Jan 1955 Irenée François Antoine Davier
05 Jan 1955 - 25 Apr 1958 Pierre René Jean Sicaud
25 Apr 1958 - 03 Dec 1960 René Louis Pont
03 Dec 1960 - 12 Dec 1962 Pierre Jean Charles Maillard
12 Dec 1962 - 16 Oct 1965 Jacques Emmanuel Herry
16 Oct 1965 - 05 Jun 1967 Georges Marie Joseph Poulet
05 Jun 1967 - 07 Apr 1971 Jean-Jacques Buggia
07 Apr 1971 - 01 Jul 1974 Henri Beaux
01 Jul 1974 - 12 Jun 1975 Jean Cluchard
12 Jun 1975 - 21 May 1977 Jean Massendèn
Prefects
21 May 1977 - 26 Sep 1979 Pierre Alfred Henri Eydoux ............... 1921-2011
26 Sep 1979 - 11 Jul 1981 Clément Bouhin ........................... 1926-2010
11 Jul 1981 - 23 Mar 1982 Claude Guyon ............................. 1928-2016
23 Mar 1982 - 10 May 1983 Philippe Gaston Maurice Parant ........... 1932-2014
10 May 1983 - 26 Mar 1985 Gérard Serge Roland Lefèvre .............. 1930-
26 Mar 1985 - 14 Jul 1987 Bernard Leurquin ......................... 1933-
14 Jul 1987 - 20 Dec 1988 Jean-René Garnier ........................ 1938-2008
20 Dec 1988 - 10 Jun 1991 Jean-Pierre Marquié
10 Jun 1991 - 29 Jun 1992 Kamel Khrissate
29 Jun 1992 - 11 Jan 1994 Yves Henry
11 Jan 1994 - 28 Jan 1996 René Maurice
28 Jan 1996 - 23 Nov 1997 Jean-François Carenco
23 Nov 1997 - 25 Oct 1999 Rémi Thuau
25 Oct 1999 - 01 Feb 2001 François Spitzer
01 Feb 2001 - 03 Nov 2002 Jean-François Tallec
03 Nov 2002 - 10 Jan 2005 Claude Valleix
10 Jan 2005 - 28 Aug 2006 Albert Dupuy
28 Aug 2006 - Sep 2008 Yves Fauqueur
Sep 2008 - 30 Nov 2009 Jean-Pierre Berçot
01 Dec 2009 - 16 Nov 2011 Jean-Régis Borius
12 Dec 2011 - 02 Sep 2014 Patrice Latron
02 Sep 2014 - Mar 2016 Jean-Christophe Bouvier
Mar - Jan 2018 Henri Jean
17 Jan 2018 - 23 Jan 2021 Thierry Devimeux
23 Jan 2021 - Christian Pouget
Presidents of the Conseil général
Jan 1947 - Feb 1952 Henri Dagort
Feb 1952 - Nov 1956 Albert Briand
(1st Time)
Nov 1956 - Nov 1964 Henri Claireaux
Nov 1964 - Oct 1966 Albert Briand
(2nd Time)
Oct 1966 - Jun 1968 Paul Lebailly
Jun 1968 - 04 Oct 1984 Albert Pen .............................. 1931-2003
04 Oct 1984 - 01 Apr 1994 Marc Plantegenest
(1st Time)
01 Apr 1994 - 06 Jul 1996 Gérard Grignon
06 Jul 1996 - 31 Mar 2000 Bernard Le Saoavac
01 Apr 2000 - 27 Dec 2005 Marc Plantegenest
(2nd Time)
27 Dec 2005 - 27 Jan 2006 Paul Jaccahury
(interim)
27 Jan - 31 Mar 2006 Charles Dodeman
01 Apr 2006 - 21 Feb 2007 Stéphane Artano
Presidents of the Territorial Council
21 Feb 2007 - 24 Oct 2017 Stéphane Artano
24 Oct 2017 - 13 Oct 2020 Stéphane Lenormand
13 Oct 2020 - Bernard Briand
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