St. Pierre and Miquelon is an archipelago of eight islands off the coast of the Canadian province of Newfoundland & Labrador.

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.

These dots are Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a French territorial archipelago roughly 15 miles off Newfoundland. As I would find out, low-tech is the right approach to these islands; ...

Saint Pierre and Miquelon, a self-governing French territory located off the shores of Canada with a population of roughly 6,000, is not used to making global headlines. But when US President ...

The French-owned island St. Pierre, less than 20 kilometres off the Burin Peninsula, shares hundreds of years of history with Newfoundland, writes Allan Stoodley.

Saint-Pierre and Miquelon, a French archipelago off the coast of Newfoundland, is a magical world unto itself. With its unique blend of rugged beauty and European charm, ...

Pack your 220-volt convertor and your euros and get set to visit France without crossing the Atlantic. Welcome to St. Pierre and Miquelon, France’s last foothold in North America.

Today, the fiercely French-allegiant St. Pierre & Miquelon has faded back into the obscurity befitting a tiny archipelago floating off the hinterland of Canada’s easternmost province—its ...

St Pierre and Miquelon is the easternmost of France's western territories (the others being in the Caribbean and South America), which voted a day ahead of mainland France.

Map of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. Credit: Planiglobe / RaviC / De728631 / Wikimedia Commons On June 22, 1940, the so-called Second Armistice of Compiègne was signed, whereby Nazi Germany and the ...

In March 2003, Saint Pierre and Miquelon became an overseas collectivity of France. Read more country profiles , external - Profiles by BBC Monitoring , external ST PIERRE AND MIQUELON: FACTS ...