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Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Northern America · territory of France

Capital
Saint-Pierre
Population
5,974 (2019)
Currency
Euro EUR
Plugs
CEF 230 V
Drives on the
right
Local time
Saint Pierre and Miquelon highlighted on a globe

Plugs and voltage

Type C socket, as found in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Type C Type E socket, as found in Saint Pierre and Miquelon Type E

Saint Pierre and Miquelon uses Types C and E sockets; Type F is also found. Mains supply is 230 V at 50 Hz.

At 230 V, devices made only for 100–127 V (many American and Japanese hair dryers, curling irons and some shavers) will be damaged without a step-down converter. Chargers labelled “100–240V” work fine with just a plug adapter.

Money

€ Euro EUR

Reference rates, 2026-10-30 (ECB)
1 USD0.8951 EUR
1 GBP1.20 EUR
1 JPY0.005692 EUR
1 AUD0.6288 EUR

Euro: where it's used and rates

Language

  • Frenchofficial100%

Bars show the share of the population that speaks each language (CLDR estimates).

Time

Saint Pierre and Miquelon is on UTC−3 (standard time; clocks change for daylight saving).

Driving

Traffic in Saint Pierre and Miquelon drives on the right, so the steering wheel is on the left.

Public holidays in the next 12 months

11 national public holidays from 2 November 2026. Banks, offices and many shops close; regional holidays are not shown. Dates marked “estimated” follow a lunar calendar and can move by a day.

November 2026

  • Armistice Day

December 2026

  • Christmas Day

January 2027

  • New Year's Day

March 2027

  • Easter Monday

May 2027

  • Labor Day
  • Ascension Day
  • Victory Day
  • Pentecost Monday

July 2027

  • National Day

August 2027

  • Assumption Day

November 2027

  • All Saints' Day

Travel advisories

United States · State Department

No separate advisory; covered by the advisory for France: Level 2 Exercise increased caution.

Read it. Checked 2026-11-02.

United Kingdom · FCDO

No warnings The FCDO does not advise against travel to Saint Pierre and Miquelon.

Updated 2025-12-10. Read the full advice. Checked 2026-11-02.

Advisories are written for each government's own citizens and change without notice: read the original before you travel.

Other practical facts

Calling code
+508
Internet domain
.fr, .pm
Measurement
Metric
Paper size
A4
Week starts on
Monday
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Wikipedia
Coat of arms or emblem of Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Coat of arms / emblem

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Flag: Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg, Public domain. Arms: Armoiries SaintPierreetMiquelon.svg, CC BY-SA 4.0, Superbenjamin. Electricity: resolved by intl.life from three sources, see methodology.