The Compagnie de l'Occident was a French Crown corporation that existed from 1664 to 1667. Its purpose was to exploit the resources of the French colonies and compete with the powerful Dutch and English companies.
Louis XIV had ambitions to develop his new colony of New France. This was seen as a way of funding these efforts. Spearheaded by Minister of Finance Jean-Baptiste Colbert, the letters patent creating the Compagnie de l'Occident were issued in May 1664. All property rights in French possessions in North and South America, and also the west coast of Africa, were vested in the company.
The company was shut down in 1674.
See also
Subdivisions
Acadia (1604–1713) • Canada (1608–1763) • Louisiana (1699–1763, 1800–1803) • Newfoundland (1662–1713) • Île Royale (1713–1763)
Towns
Acadia (Port Royal) • Canada (Quebec, Trois-Rivières, Montreal, Détroit) • Île Royale (Louisbourg) • Louisiana (Mobile, New Orleans) • Newfoundland (Plaisance) • List of towns
Forts
Fort Rouillé • Fort Michilimackinac • Fort de Chartres • Fort Detroit • Fort Carillon • Fort Duquesne • Fortress of Louisbourg • Castle Hill • List of Forts
Government
Canada (Governor General of New France, Intendant of New France, Sovereign Council of New France, Bishop of Quebec, Governor of Trois-Rivières, Governor of Montreal) • Acadia (Governor of Acadia) • Newfoundland (Governor of Plaisance) • Louisiana (Governor of Louisiana, Intendant of Louisiana, Superior Council of Louisiana) • Île Royale (Governor of Île Royale)
Justice
Intendancy • Superior Council • Admiralty court • Provostship • Officiality • Seigneurial court • Attorney • Bailiff • Maréchaussée • Code Noir
Economy
Seigneurial system • 1666 census • Fur trade • Company of 100 Associates • Crozat's Company • Mississippi Company • Compagnie de l'Occident
Society
Religions
War & Peace
Intercolonial Wars • French and Iroquois Wars • Great Upheaval • Great Peace of Montreal • Schenectady massacre • Deerfield massacre
Related
French colonization of the Americas • French colonial empire • History of Quebec • History of the Acadians • History of Louisiana • French West Indies • Carib Expulsion • African slave trade