Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

🎨 What the flag means

Saint Pierre and Miquelon officially uses the flag of France, but locals often fly an unofficial blue flag. It shows a yellow sailing ship, the Grande Hermine, which brought the explorer Jacques Cartier to the islands in 1536. Along the side are the flags of the Basque Country, Brittany and Normandy, the French regions most islanders' ancestors came from.

📊 Quick facts

👥 Population

6 thousand (2019)

🏙️ Capital

Saint-Pierre5.3 thousand people (2021)

🗣️ Main language

French

✨ 3 fun facts

1. Miquelon and Langlade islands are joined by a long strip of sand dunes.
2. Every spring, whales swimming north to Greenland can be seen off the islands' coasts.
3. Saint-Pierre means "Saint Peter" in French, the patron saint of fishermen.