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.

Several smaller islands lie off the coast of Saint Pierre, notably L'Île-aux-Marins

L'Île-aux-Marins

L'Île-aux-Marins is a small island in the Atlantic Ocean. It is located off the coast of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon and was a commune of it until 1945, when it was annexed by the commune of Saint-Pierre. It is long and its width varies between...

 and L'Île-aux-Vainqueurs, both to the east, and Grand Colombier

Grand Colombier

Grand Colombier is an island in the French North American territory of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. It is located off the north coast of Saint Pierre Island....

, which lies off Saint Pierre's northernmost point. Saint-Pierre and its neighboring islands form the Saint-Pierre commune, one of two communes

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 Saint Pierre and Miquelon (the other being 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...

).