Private company

Compagnie du Sénégal

Three chartered companies of the Kingdom of France in the late 17th and early 18th centuries founded in 16731

The Compagnie du Sénégal (French for the "Senegal Company" or, more literally, the "Company of the Senegal") was a 17th-century French chartered company that administered the territories of Saint-Louis and Gorée island as part of French Senegal.2 Its chief executive is Jean Baptiste Léonard Durand.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

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Guillaume Delisle Senegambia 1707
Photo: Guillaume de L'Isle, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3

The Compagnie du Sénégal (French for the "Senegal Company" or, more literally, the "Company of the Senegal") was a 17th-century French chartered company that administered the territories of Saint-Louis and Gorée island as part of French Senegal.2

Leadership

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Timeline

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