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Encyclopedia > Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

The local flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon is blue with a yellow ship, said to be the Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint-Pierre on 15 June 1536. Three square fields placed along the hoist recall the origin of most inhabitants of the islands, from top to bottom, Basques, Bretons, and Normans. Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Saint-Pierre_and_Miquelon. ... Motto: A Mare Labor(Latin) From the Sea, Work[] Anthem: La Marseillaise Capital (and largest city) Saint-Pierre Official languages French Government  - President of the General Council Stéphane Artano  - Préfet (Prefect) Yves Fauqueur Collectivité doutre-mera of France   - ceded by the UKe 30 May 1814   - Territoire d... Grande Hermine was the name of the ship that it is supposed brought Jacques Cartier to Saint-Pierre on 15 June 1535. ... Portrait of Jacques Cartier by Théophile Hamel, ca. ... June 15 is the 166th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (167th in leap years), with 199 days remaining. ... Year 1536 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. ... This article is about the Basque people. ... The Bretons are a distinct celtic ethnic group located in the region of Brittany in France. ... Norman conquests in red. ...


This unofficial flag was likely designed by André Paturel, a local business owner who adapted the crest designed by one Léon Joner.


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