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	Topics Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon Topic Home Saint-Pierre is the capitalCapital In politics, a capital is the principal city or town associated with a country's government.... of the French overseas collectivityCollectivité d'outre-mer The French overseas collectivities , like the French regions themselves, are first-order administrative divisions of ... of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, off of the coast of Newfoundland in North AmericaNorth America North America is a continent in the Earth's northern hemisphere and almost fully in the western hemisphere.... . Saint-Pierre is the more populated of the two communes making up Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Geography The commune of Saint-Pierre is made up of the island of Saint-Pierre proper and several nearby smaller islands, such as L'Île-aux-MarinsL'Île-aux-Marins L'?le-aux-Marins is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean.... . Although containing nearly 90% of the inhabitants of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the commune of Saint-Pierre is considerably smaller than the commune of Miquelon-LangladeMiquelon-Langlade Miquelon-Langlade is the less populated of the two communes making up the French overseas collectivity of Saint-Pierre and M... , which lies to its northwest. The main settlement and communal seat is situated on the north side of a harbour called Barachois, which faces the Atlantic OceanAtlantic Ocean The Atlantic Ocean is the second-largest ocean, covering approximately one-fifth of the Earth's surface.... , on the Saint-Pierre Island's east coast. The mouth of the harbour is guarded by a small chain of islands. History Until 1945, there existed a third commune in Saint Pierre and Miquelon: L'Île-aux-MarinsL'Île-aux-Marins L'?le-aux-Marins is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean.... . The commune of L'Île-aux-Marins was annexed by the commune of Saint-Pierre in 1945. Government The comune is lead by the mayor and the council Adjunct Maire Josée Quedinet Detcheverry Frédéric Beaumont Claude Arrossamena Rémi Girardin Josée Goupilliere Beaupertuis Patrick Lebailly Rachel Poueith Andrieux Yvon Salomon Conseillers Municipaux Norbert Hacala Thérèse Poirier Claudette Franche Ruault Jean-François Ozon Maryse Gorget Tesniere Lydia Desdouets Le Soavec Bruno Arthur Véronique Girardin Jérôme Detcheverry Marie-Luce Briand Jean-Marie Quedinet Michel Jaccachury Marie-Claire Rio Martine Roiu Michel Opposition Jacqueline Poirier MICHEL REVERT Dominica Michel Revert Loic Fouchard Tatiana Urtizberea Tierry Letournel Pascal Derouet Demographics Population of Saint-Pierre at the 2006 local census was 5,509 , many of whom are of BasqueBasque people The Basques are an indigenous people who inhabit parts of both Spain and France.... , BretonBrittany Brittany is a former independent kingdom and duchy, then province of France and, at the same time, one of the six Celtic Na... , NormandNormandy Normandy is a geographical region in northern France.... or AcadianAcadian The Acadians are the descendants of the original French settlers of parts of the northeastern region of North America compr... descent. All inhabitants in the commune (municipality) live on the island of Saint-Pierre proper. Landmarks Close to the centre of the harbour's edge lie the Post office and Custom House, behind which is General Charles de Gaulle Square, the town's centre. Other prominent landmarks in Saint-Pierre include the cathedral, to the north of the square, rebuilt in the early twentieth century after a major fire, and the Pointe aux Canons Lighthouse, at the mouth of the harbour. Further north, close to the town's hospital, is the Fronton Zazpiak Bat - an arena for the traditional Basque sport of pelotaPelota Pelota can refer to the popular and shortened names for a number of ball games:... . Transportation Saint Pierre AirportSaint Pierre Airport Saint Pierre Airport, , is located 1 nautical mile south of Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.... , the international airport of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, is located south of the settlement of Saint-Pierre and is served by Air Saint-PierreAir Saint-Pierre Air Saint-Pierre is an airline based at Saint-Pierre, Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, France.... with flights both to Miquelon AirportMiquelon Airport Miquelon Airport, , is located adjacent to the town of Miquelon on the Saint-Pierre and Miquelon archipelago.... and several CanadianCanada Canada is the world's second-largest country by total area, occupying most of northern North America.... airports. Radio and television External links