Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon
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HFA National Reports
National Report 2007: No reported
National Report 2006: No reported
National Report 2005: No reported
National Platform
No National Platform reported
HFA National Focal Point
No HFA National Focal Point reported
Other contacts:
Commission of Urban Planning and Environment:
Contact Person: Karine Claireaux, Mayor of Saint-Pierre
Address: Mairie de Saint-Pierre - BP 4213 97500 Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.
Phone: 05-08-41-10-50 Fax 05-08-41-43-13
E-mail: fclaireaux@mairie-stpierre.fr
Website: http://www.mairie-stpierre.fr/
Saint Pierre Fire Department:
Contact Person: Captain Yannick Made, Commander of the fire brigade
Address: Mairie de Saint-Pierre - BP 4213 97500 Saint-Pierre et Miquelon.
Phone: 05-08-41-10-50 Fax 05-08-41-43-13
Website: http://www.mairie-stpierre.fr/ds_pages/art69/page3.html
Country profile
Official name: Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Capital: Saint-Pierre
Area: 242 sq km
Population: 7,036 (July 2007 est.)
Religion: Roman Catholic 99%, other 1%
Language(s): French
Ethnic Groups: Basques and Bretons (French fishermen)
Government: self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France
Currency: Euro
The Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (French: Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon) is a group of small islands in the North Atlantic Ocean — the main ones being Saint Pierre and Miquelon — 25 km off the coast of Newfoundland, Canada.
The island of Saint-Pierre is surrounded by smaller dependencies which include the island of Grand Colombier, Petit Colombier, Île aux Marins (formally known as Île aux Chiens), Île aux Pigeons and Île aux Vainqueurs. The total area of the islands is 242 km² (93.4 sq mi). They have a coastline which is 120 km (75 miles) long.
The island of Miquelon is roughly 25 km (16 mi) from the main coast of Newfoundland at their closest points. However, there is a small Canadian island with a lighthouse belonging to Newfoundland called Green Island that is halfway between Langlade and Newfoundland at 46°52′44″N 56°05′21″W / 46.87889, -56.08917, and is about 10 kilometres (6 mi) from both Langlade and St. Pierre.
The island of Miquelon is separated from St. Pierre by a 6 km (4 mi) strait with very fierce currents. Fishermen call this section of ocean "The Mouth of Hell". The waters around these islands are very treacherous, and there have been over 600 shipwrecks along the coasts of the islands.
The island of Miquelon was formed by the joining of three islands by sand dunes and Quaternary deposits. These islands are Le Cap, Miquelon (Grande Miquelon), and Langlade (Petite Miquelon). Miquelon and Langlade were separate until a large sandbar joined them in the 18th century.[2] Miquelon has a lagoon called Grand Barachois, where seals and other wildlife can be found.
The climate is very damp and windy, the winters are harsh and long. The spring and early summer are foggy and cool. Late summer and early fall are sunny.
Every spring, whales migrating to Greenland are visible off the coasts of Miquelon and St Pierre.
Trilobite fossils have been found on Langlade. There were a number of stone pillars off the island coasts called "L'anse aux Soldats" that have been eroded away and disappeared in the 1970s.
Source: Wikipedia/ CIA Factbook
Urban indicators
| Indicator | 2030 |
| Total population (thousands) | 6.4 |
| Population in urban (thousands) | 5.9 |
| Population in slums (thousands) | N/A |
| Population in urban areas (% of total population) | 91.3 |
| Population in slums (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Annual urban population growth rate (%) | N/A |
| Annual slum population growth rate (%) | N/A |
| Population with access to improved sanitation (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Population with access to improved water (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Population with sufficient living area (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Population with durable structures (% of urban population) | N/A |
| Population in rural (thousands) | .6 |
- Source: UN-Habitat - The data presented here is extracted from UN-HABITAT's Global Urban Indicators database.
- The data is drawn from different sources and based on 2030 estimates.
Progress
HFA P1 - Institutional and legal framework
HFA P2 - Risk identification and EWS:
HFA P3 - Knowledge and education:
HFA P4 - Risk applications:
HFA P5 - Preparedness and response:
Others Documents:
Web Links:
PreventionWeb Country Profile - Natural Disaster - Saint Pierre and Miquelon Data and Statistics
ReliefWeb Countyries and Emergencies Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Official site of the Municipal Government of St-Pierre (in French)
