What is Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon?
{{Infobox French commune|name=Saint-Pierre|commune status=[[Communes of France|Commune]]|image=StPierre003.JPG|image flag=Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon.svg|image coat of arms=Coat of arms of Saint Pierre and Miquelon.svg|image coat of arms size=80|caption=Aerial view of Saint-Pierre|map=Saint Pierre and Miquelon map.gif|map caption=|INSEE=97502|postal code=97500|mayor=Yannick Cambray|term=2020–2026|coordinates={{Coord|46.7778|-56.1778|format=dms|display=inline,title}}|elevation m=|elevation min m=0|elevation max m=207|area km2=25|population=5,394|population date=2019|population footnotes=<ref name=pop2019>[https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/6011070/ensemble.pdf Téléchargement du fichier d'ensemble des populations légales en 2019], [[Institut national de la statistique et des études économiques|INSEE]]</ref>|arrondissement=|intercommunality=}} '''Saint-Pierre''' is the [[Capital city|capital]] of [[Saint Pierre and Miquelon]] ([[French overseas collectivities|France]]). It is close to the coast of the [[Canada|Canadian]] island of [[Newfoundland (island)|Newfoundland]]. == Name == Saint-Pierre is named after [[Saint Peter]]. He is one of the patron saints of [[Fisherman|fishermen]].<ref>{{Citation|title=Saint Pierre and Miquelon|date=2022-05-10|url=https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/saint-pierre-and-miquelon/|work=The World Factbook|publisher=Central Intelligence Agency|language=en|access-date=2022-05-18}}</ref> == References == <references /> {{Commons category|Saint-Pierre (Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon)|Saint-Pierre}}{{Wikivoyage|Saint-Pierre}} [[Category:Saint Pierre and Miquelon]] [[Category:Cities in overseas regions belonging to France]]