Maison Napoleon Elbe Excelente . Napoleon bonaparte, after his defeat at leipzig, was forced to move to the island of elba where he lived in exile for nine months, from may 4, 1814 to february 26, 1815.he left an important sign in the history of the tuscan island, suddenly put at the center of european political events: Les résidences de napoléon à l'elbe. L'entrée à la villa des mulini étant limitée, et ce pour des raisons de sécurité, seules 30 personnes peuvent entrer à la fois. He studied local resources, reorganized agriculture, transport and trade, and even designed elba's flag. Napoleon's residences in elba the french emperor was exiled to the island of elba for about 10 months, from may 3rd 1814 to february 26th 1815, where he had two residences: