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An unofficial flag is used by the local government, which depicts the island's coat of arms on a white field. [2]Another unofficial flag that was used depicted a modern logotype, containing the name "Saint-Martin", with "Caraïbe Française" and "French Caribbean" written in small text below.
The island of Saint Martin was first spotted by Christopher Columbus on 11 November 1493 during his second voyage to the West Indies, and was named after Martin of Tours, whose feast day coincided with the sighting. [1] [2] Sovereignty over the island changed hands between the Spanish, Dutch, and French over the next century.
The "Unity Flag" of Saint Martin, used in both halves of the island Map of the island of Saint Martin. In orange is the Dutch part of the island (Sint Maarten) and in green is the French one (the Collectivity of Saint Martin).
Map of Saint Martin. Saint Martin has a land area of 87 km 2 (34 sq mi), 53 km 2 (20 sq mi) of which is under the sovereignty of the French Republic, [1] and 34 km 2 (13 sq mi) under the sovereignty of the Kingdom of the Netherlands. [14] This is the only land border shared by the French Republic and the Kingdom of the Netherlands.
Before 2007, the French part of Saint Martin was a commune belonging to the French overseas department and region of Guadeloupe. Despite seceding from Guadeloupe in 2007 and gaining more autonomy as an overseas collectivity of France, Saint Martin has remained an outermost region of the European Union and is part of the eurozone.
Flags of Overseas France Territory Co-Official flag Government flag [d] Local flag [e] Traditional flag [f] French Guiana: French Polynesia [1] Guadeloupe: Martinique: Mayotte: New Caledonia: Réunion: Saint Barthélemy: Saint Martin: Saint Pierre and Miquelon: French Southern and Antarctic Lands: Wallis and Futuna
Fort Royal (Fort-de-France) on Martinique was a major port for French warships in the region from which the French were able to explore the region. In 1638, Jacques Dyel du Parquet (1606–1658), nephew of Pierre Belain d'Esnambuc and first governor of Martinique, decided to have Fort Saint Louis built to protect the city against enemy attacks.
List of football clubs in Saint Martin; List of island countries; List of political parties in France; List of proposed state mergers; List of sovereign states and dependent territories in the Caribbean; Middle America (Americas) Miss France 2013; Miss France 2015; Miss France 2017; North, Central America and Caribbean Volleyball Confederation ...