Sainte Anne Island is the largest (2.19 km²) of six islands in Ste Anne Marine National Park

Ste Anne Marine National Park

Ste Anne Marine National Park lies about 5 km from Victoria, the capital city of the Seychelles, and encompasses six small islands. The Marine Park was created in 1973 for the preservation of wildlife...

 of the Seychelles

Seychelles

Seychelles , officially the Republic of Seychelles , is an island country spanning an archipelago of 115 islands in the Indian Ocean, some east of mainland Africa, northeast of the island of Madagascar....

. These six islands are part of the Mont Fleuri

Mont Fleuri

Mont Fleuri is an administrative district of Seychelles with its main part located on the island of Mahé. It also includes the six islands of the Ste. Anne Marine National Park and two islets further east ....

 District of the Seychelles. It is 4 km off the east coast of Mahé

Mahé, Seychelles

Mahé is the largest island of the Seychelles, lying in the north east of the nation. The population of Mahé is 80,000. It contains the capital city of Victoria and accommodates 90% of the country's total population...

 and has abundant tropical vegetation. The highest peak on Sainte Anne is 246 meters (800 ft).

It was first discovered in 1742 by the French explorer Lazare Picault

Lazare Picault

Lazare Picault was a French explorer known for his exploration of islands in the Seychelles. Although Arab, Portuguese and British sailors visited the Seychelles prior to Picault, he was the first to do any extensive exploration....

, and the first French settlement in the Seychelles was established here in 1770. In the early 20th century a whaling station briefly operated on the island.

Since 2002 it has been a luxury resort with 87 villas.