List of islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
The following is a list of the islands of the French territorial collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon was a colony of France. It became an overseas territory in 1946, an overseas department on 1976-07-19, and then a collectivité territoriale (territorial collectivity) on 1985-06-11. Saint Pierre and Miquelon has a department code of 975, which is an extension of the French system.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon is divided into two communes, which are Miquelon-Langlade and Saint-Pierre. Out of the two, Saint-Pierre is the most populous, even though it is the smaller commune in area.
Islands
edit- Grand Colombier
- Chevaux
- Langlade
- Le Cap
- Île de Miquelon (the largest island by area in the territory)
- Saint-Pierre
- L'Île-aux-Marins
- L'Île-aux-Pigeons
- L'Île-aux-Vainqueurs
- La Dune
Areas Mixed With Population
editThe largest island in area is Miquelon, which has an area of 106km². However, it has a surprisingly low population around 580.
Langlade is the second largest island in terms of area, with 95km². Even thought its size is pretty big compared to other islands around the Caribbean, the population is 0.