Langlade Island, also referred to by foreigners as "Little Miquelon", is an island of the French
overseas collectivity
The French overseas collectivities ( abbreviated as COM) are first-order administrative divisions of France, like the French regions, but have a semi-autonomous status. The COMs include some former French overseas colonies and other French ...
of
Saint-Pierre and Miquelon
Saint Pierre and Miquelon ( ), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, located near the Canadian province of ...
and forms the southern part of the
commune of
Miquelon-Langlade.
In the North Atlantic, lying just to the west of
Newfoundland
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's
Burin Peninsula
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, Langlade covers a total of 35 square miles (91 km²) and is linked to
Miquelon Island by an 8-mile (12 km) sandy isthmus called
La Dune which was formed in the late 18th century.
Some west of
Saint Pierre Island
Saint Pierre Island, also spelt as Saint-Pierre Island, is one of the three main islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It contains the town of Saint-Pierre, which lies on the island's east coast and is the main population centre of the island gr ...
, Langlade is an ancient
peneplain
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drained by numerous short rivers, including the Belle, the largest, which flows to the northwest.
The coast of Langlade is lined with steep
cliff
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s, except to the northwest.
At Anse du Gouvernement, as of 2024, there is a bar, a ferry station, a grocery store, a health care point, a restaurant, a Roman Catholic chapel, and the ''Centre de vacances de Langlade'' summer camp.
Langlade's only year-round inhabitant, Charles Lafitte, died in 2006, having lived there as a hermit for many years with his dogs. However, Langlade is a summer retreat for many inhabitants of Saint-Pierre. In the summer, its population can swell to more than one thousand.
Notes and references
External links
{{Wikivoyage, Saint_Pierre_and_Miquelon
Tourism and Travel Resources for St Pierre & MiquelonFrequently Asked Questions Tourism and TravelMap of MiquelonLe Phare: Association of Tourism ProfessionalsLocal Airline Air Saint-PierreFerry service for Saint-Pierre, Miquelon and Fortune Newfoundland
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