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Saint-Pierre (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ pjɛʁ]; Reunionese Creole: Sin-Pyè) is the third-largest commune in the French overseas department and region of Réunion. Located on the southwest side of the island, it is the capital of the French Southern and Antarctic Lands .
The commune of Saint-Pierre is made up of the island of Saint-Pierre proper and several nearby smaller islands, such as L'Île-aux-Marins.Although containing nearly 90% of the inhabitants of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, the commune of Saint-Pierre is considerably smaller in terms of area than the commune of Miquelon-Langlade, which lies to its northwest on Miquelon Island.
From 1849–1854 La route de la Montagne (Mountain road) was built; the first reliable road connection to Saint-Denis. In 1860 the lazaret of La Grande Chaloupe was constructed, which became the quarantine station of Réunion. In 1882 the railway Saint-Denis - Saint-Pierre and the harbour of Le Port were constructed.
The arrondissement of Saint-Pierre, containing 11 communes that were previously part of the arrondissement of Saint-Denis, was created in 1964. [4] It lost four communes to the new arrondissement of Saint-Paul in 1969. [5] In September 2006 it absorbed the two communes of Les Avirons and L'Étang-Salé from the arrondissement of Saint-Paul. [6]
The Réunion Film festival (festival du film de La Réunion) was created in 2005 and is chaired by Fabienne Redt. The festival presented first and second feature films by French directors. The 10th and last edition took place in 2014 in partnership mainly with the TEAT Champ Fleuri (Saint-Denis) and the city of Saint-Paul.
St Peter's (Guernesiais: Saint Pierre), known officially as Saint Pierre du Bois (English: "St. Peter in the Wood"), is a parish in Guernsey. It is the centre for the Guernsey Western Parishes which includes Torteval, St Saviour's and the Forest. The old Guernesiais nickname for people from Saint Pierre was etcherbaots which means beetles.
Saint Pierre Island, also spelt as Saint-Pierre Island, [3] 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 group.
The Hotel St. Pierre is a collection of Creole cottages, many dating from the early 1780s, in the French Quarter of New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. Its business address is 911 Burgundy Street. The hotel property includes the Gabriel Peyroux House , erected in 1780 for Gabriel Peyroux de la Roche, a native of France .