Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint-Pierre is the capital of the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off the coast of the Canadian island of Newfoundland. Saint-Pierre is the more populous of the two communes (municipalities) making up Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Aerial view of Saint-Pierre
Saint-Pierre under snow.
Saint-Pierre on a cloudy day.
General Charles de Gaulle Square
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon, officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador. An archipelago of eight islands, St. Pierre and Miquelon is a vestige of the once-vast territory of New France. Its residents are French citizens; the collectivity elects its own deputy to the National Assembly and participates in senatorial and presidential elections. It covers 242 km2 (93 sq mi) of land and had a population of 6,008 as of the March 2016 census.
Saint-Pierre, Quai La Roncière, 1887
Saint-Pierre in 1921
Saint-Pierre aerial photo, 2013. Saint-Pierre Airport is at the lower right.
Aerial view of St Pierre, the capital and largest town