Flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon
	Flag of France; Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing overseas collectivity of France
	Tricolore
Use	National flag, civil and state ensign
Proportion	2:3
Adopted	15 February 1794
	Unofficial flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Use	Unofficial flag

The flag of Saint Pierre and Miquelon is officially the flag of France, as Saint Pierre and Miquelon is a self-governing overseas collectivity of France.

History

In 1982 an unofficial local flag was designed, based on the Collectivity's coat of arms. The flag is blue with a yellow ship, said to be Grande Hermine, which brought Jacques Cartier to Saint Pierre on 15 June 1536.^[1] Three square fields placed along the hoist recall the origin of most inhabitants of the islands, from top to bottom, the Basque ikurriña, the arms of the duchy of Brittany for the Bretons, and the flag of Normandy for the Normans.^[2] The flag was likely designed by André Paturel, a local business owner.^{[citation needed]} Although not used at an official level, the flag is still a common sight in the territory, being flown alongside the French tricolour in front of private residences and even government buildings.

Municipalities

References

^ "CIA World Factbook – St Pierre and Miquelon". Retrieved 25 July 2019.
^ Znamierowski, Alfred (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Flags. Anness. p. 192. ISBN 0-7548-0167-5.

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[1] "CIA World Factbook – St Pierre and Miquelon". Retrieved 25 July 2019.

[2] Znamierowski, Alfred (1999). The World Encyclopedia of Flags. Anness. p. 192. ISBN 0-7548-0167-5.

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v t e Flags of Overseas France
Overseas departments	French Guiana Guadeloupe Martinique Mayotte Réunion
Overseas collectivity	French Polynesia Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Wallis and Futuna
Sui generis collectivity	New Caledonia
Overseas territory	French Southern and Antarctic Territories

v t e Flags of North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

v t e Basque flags
Whole Basque cultural region	Basque Country
Traditional provinces	Álava Biscay Gipuzkoa Lapurdi Navarre Zuberoa
Political and administrative regions	Autonomous Community of the Basque Country Chartered Community of Navarre Pyrénées-Atlantiques
Other flags with Basque influence	Saint-Pierre and Miquelon

History

Municipalities

See also

References

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