Miquelon and Langlade

Miquelon–Langlade is the larger of the two communes of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and the least populated: about 600 inhabitants, almost all in the village of Miquelon in the north. The territory combines three former islands linked by sandbars: Le Cap to the north, Grande Miquelon in the center, and Langlade to the south. Bogs, lagoons, dunes, boreal forest hills and cliffs cover almost everything.

The village grew up around the church of Notre-Dame-des-Ardilliers, the oldest in the archipelago, and the small harbor. Many families are descended from Acadians and Basques, and livestock raising and coastal fishing remain part of local life. The Maison de la Nature et de l'Environnement presents the islands’ fauna and flora and organizes guided walks; the Musée de Miquelon keeps objects from residents’ daily life. On the west coast, the Cap Blanc lighthouse has watched the sea since 1883.

South of the village begins the isthmus, the roughly 12 km stretch of sand and dunes that links Miquelon to Langlade. North of it lies the saltwater Grand Barachois lagoon, where gray and harbor seals often rest on sandbanks and migratory birds stop to feed. North of the village, Cap de Miquelon features cliffs, bogs and the Cormorandière valley, with marked trails.

Langlade has no permanent village: at Anse du Gouvernement there are summer houses used by archipelago residents, the mouth of the Belle Rivière and the seasonal boat dock. Further southwest, a long trail crosses the forest to the Pointe Plate lighthouse.

This destination brings together 1 city: Miquelon.