Miquelon is the capital of Miquelon-Langlade

Miquelon-Langlade

Miquelon-Langlade is the less populated of the two communes making up the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon, in North America. They are located to the south of Newfoundland in the Atlantic Ocean...

 a commune

Communes of France

The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. French communes are roughly equivalent to incorporated municipalities or villages in the United States or Gemeinden in Germany...

 in the French overseas collectivity of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It is located along a tombolo

Tombolo

A tombolo, from the Italian tombolo, derived from the Latin tumulus, meaning 'mound,' and sometimes translated as ayre , is a deposition landform in which an island is attached to the mainland by a narrow piece of land such as a spit or bar. Once attached, the island is then known as a tied island...

 type isthmus

Isthmus

An isthmus is a narrow strip of land connecting two larger land areas usually with waterforms on either side.Canals are often built through isthmuses where they may be particularly advantageous to create a shortcut for marine transportation...

 that connects the formerly separate island of Le Cap with the northwestern part of Miquelon Island

Miquelon Island

Miquelon Island is one of the three main islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It is connected to the similarly-sized Langlade Island by a thin tombolo sandspit known as La Dune, which in turn forms a part of the boundary of the Grand Barachois.Miquelon and Langlade form the commune of...

 (also known as Grande Miquelon). It lies north of a barachois

Barachois

A barachois is a term used in Atlantic Canada and Saint Pierre and Miquelon to describe a coastal lagoon separated from the ocean by a sand or shingle bar...

 and has constructed a small harbour protected with breakwater

Breakwater

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s along the eastern side of the isthmus. Miquelon is home to the Miquelon Airport

Miquelon Airport

There are no direct flights from France. Connecting flights to Paris are made via Montreal's Montréal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport.The airport's runways are capable of handling turboprop or small jet aircraft only.- External links :* *...

. The Centre Médical de Miquelon has some medical care facilities for residents, but other facilities are available on Saint Pierre Island

Saint Pierre Island

Saint Pierre Island 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....

 as well as in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador

St. John's is the capital and largest city in Newfoundland and Labrador, and is the oldest English-founded city in North America. It is located on the eastern tip of the Avalon Peninsula on the island of Newfoundland. With a population of 192,326 as of July 1, 2010, the St...

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See also

• The commune of Saint-Pierre, Saint Pierre and Miquelon contains the larger settlement of Saint-Pierre.