Miquelon-Langlade

Miquelon - Langlade is both an island and - next to Saint- Pierre - one of the two communities in the French overseas territory ( collectivité d' outre- mer, COM) Saint Pierre and Miquelon in the North Atlantic.

Geography

Miquelon - Langlade is located about 25 km west of the Burin Peninsula of Newfoundland in St. Lawrence Gulf. The island is composed of two geologically different sub- islands by a 12 km long tombolo ( isthmus ) are connected together, assembled: Miquelon (Basque for " Michael "), even Grande Miquelon called, with the peninsula Le Cap in the north and Langlade, also Petite Miquelon called, in the south. This land bridge, called La Dune, was already at the arrival of the first settlers of 1755. The total land area of nearly 40 km long and up to 240 m high island is approximately 205 km ². The part Miquelon Island is surrounded by numerous lagoons, of which Grand Barachois is the largest in the South. On Miquelon there are in the immediate vicinity of the capital of a small airfield ( IATA code MQC, ICAO code LFVM ), which is served by Air Saint -Pierre.

Population

Miquelon - Langlade is, although larger, much more sparsely populated than the neighboring island of Saint- Pierre. So lived on 1 January 2008 594 inhabitants on the island, mainly Basque or Acadian descent and live mainly in the capital Miquelon ( W47.1 - 56.379166666667 at 47 ° 6 ' 56 ° 23 N, '). The part of the island Langlade was inhabited by a hermit for many years, since his death in 2006, however, no longer permanently inhabited. However, many residents of Saint Pierre spend their summer holidays Langlade.