Saint-Pierre (Martinique)
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Name (Hebrew)
סן-פייר (מרטיניק)
Name (Latin)
Saint-Pierre (Martinique)
Other forms of name
St-Pierre (Martinique)
Coordinates
-61.17527778 -61.17527778 14.74305556 14.74305556 (gooearth )
Associated country
Martinique
MARC
MARC
Sources of Information
- BGN, 5-21-82(Saint-Pierre, ppl., 14°45ʹN, 61°11ʹW)
- Ariès, P. Catastrophe à la Martinique, c1981:p. 7 (Saint-Pierre)
- Pujals, J. Viaje a la Martinica, 1902:t.p. (Saint Pierre)
- BGN, 5-21-82(Saint-Pierre, ppl., 14p0s45ʹN, 61p0s11ʹW)
- LC data base, 11-09-86(Saint-Pierre, Martinique)
Wikipedia description:
Saint-Pierre (, ; French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ] ; Martinican Creole: Senpiè) is a town and commune of France's Caribbean overseas department of Martinique, founded in 1635 by Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc. Before the total destruction of Saint-Pierre by a volcanic eruption in 1902, it was the most important city of Martinique culturally and economically, being known as "the Paris of the Caribbean". While Fort-de-France was the official administrative capital, Saint-Pierre was the cultural capital of Martinique. After the disaster, Fort-de-France grew in economic importance.
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