Saint-Pierre
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Saint-Pierre is a town on the Caribbean island of Martinique that was once its cultural and economic capital before being famously devastated by the 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | commune of France ⓘ |
| belongsTo | French overseas department of Martinique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| climate | tropical rainforest climate ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| dateOfDestruction | 1902-05-08 ⓘ |
| devastatedBy | 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formerCapitalOf | Martinique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedAs | French commune ⓘ |
| hasNearbyVolcano | Mount Pelée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPort | harbor of Saint-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRuinsOf |
churches
ⓘ
colonial buildings ⓘ prison ⓘ theater ⓘ |
| hasTouristAttraction |
Volcano museum
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
ruins of the old town ⓘ waterfront and harbor ⓘ |
| heritageDesignation | Ville d’Art et d’Histoire ⓘ |
| historicalPopulationLossCause | pyroclastic flow from Mount Pelée ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Martinique
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West Indies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone |
Atlantic Time Zone
ⓘ
surface form:
Atlantic Standard Time
UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Mount Pelée NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Caribbean island of Martinique ⓘ |
| locatedOnBodyOfWater |
Bay of Saint-Pierre
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Caribbean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf | northwest Martinique ⓘ |
| municipalStatusRestored | 1923 ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Saint Peter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | being destroyed with almost all its inhabitants in 1902 ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf | Arrondissement of Saint-Pierre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| previousPopulationStatus | largest city in Martinique before 1902 ⓘ |
| primaryEconomicActivity |
fishing
ⓘ
rum production ⓘ tourism ⓘ |
| region | Lesser Antilles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionalLanguage | Martinican Creole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation | "Caribbean Pompeii" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantEvent | 1902 eruption of Mount Pelée ⓘ |
| transport | served by road from Fort-de-France ⓘ |
| wasCulturalCapitalOf | Martinique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wasEconomicCapitalOf | Martinique NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.