Royal Island

(Local Name: Île Royale) Île Royale, the largest of the three Îles du Salut, was the administrative headquarters for the colony. The complex was a self-contained community of houses and offices plus a hospital, bakery, butcher shop and church.

There was a guillotine here to execute convicts who committed crimes while incarcerated.

These buildings have been converted to hotels and visitors facilities. Cruise ships dock in the harbor where prisoners were once unloaded.