For visitors, it's why they come to Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It's a chance to get an authentic taste of France on this side of the Atlantic. More from Conor Knighton's "Island Hopping" series: ...

Some key dates in the history of St Pierre and Miquelon: 1536 - Jacques Cartier claims the islands for France, after their discovery by the Portuguese in 1520.

Tell me about Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and how you both got to know it when you were there. Josephine Jobert: I knew nothing about the place. I didn't even know where it was!

In 1992 a tribunal awarded an economic zone to St Pierre and Miquelon that was less than 25% of the area claimed by France. The territory's fortunes declined alongside its fishing industry At its peak ...

Some key dates in the history of St Pierre and Miquelon: 1536 - Jacques Cartier claims the islands for France, after their discovery by the Portuguese in 1520.