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Port-Anne (Baptistois Creole: Pòan) is the capital of Saint-Baptiste and one of the country's six parishes.

Founded in 1552 by the explorer Fidélias Tétreault, Port-Anne was the first Auressian settlement on Saint-Baptiste, and has remained the economic, cultural, and political centre of Saint-Baptiste for over four centuries. During Saint-Baptiste's time as a colonial possession of Vervillia and later Blayk, Port-Anne became a important port for trade in the Rum Gulf, and became known as "the Jewel" of the region. Following the separation of Saint-Baptiste from Amandine in 1807, Port-Anne became the official administrative centre of the new colony of Saint-Jean-Baptiste. The town faced a population boom in the early and mid-20th century, partially brought on by the Greats Wars and large-scale infrastructure projects that connected the rest of the island to Port-Anne and its environs. In 1947, with the independence of Saint-Baptiste, Port-Anne officially became the capital city and seat of government of the Baptistois government. Since the mid-20th century, tourism has been the main economic force in Port-Anne, as with the rest of Saint-Baptiste. (See more...)