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| Marigot | |
|---|---|
| Capital city | |
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Top: Aerial vie of Marigot; Middle: Church of St. Martin of Tours, Fort Louis; Bottom:Marigot Main Plaza, Historic Rue de la Concordia | |
  Marigot | |
| Coordinates: 18°04′23″N 63°04′56″W / 18.0731°N 63.0822°W / 18.0731; -63.0822 | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | Saint Martin |
| Population | |
| • Total | 5,700 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
Marigot (French pronunciation: [maʁiɡo]) is the main town and capital in the French Collectivity of Saint Martin.
History and features
Originally a fishing village on a swamp for which it was named, Marigot was made capital during the reign of King Louis XVI of France, who built Fort St. Louis on a hill near Marigot Bay. Today, that building is the most important in Marigot.
Marigot is typical of Caribbean towns, with gingerbread houses and sidewalk bistros. Market days are every Wednesday and Saturday morning. The crew of the 1997 motion picture Speed 2 shot the final scene here where the Seabourn Legend hits the island.
The St. Martin of Tours' Church on rue du Fort Louis was built in 1941.
Geography
Marigot is located on the west coast of the island of St. Martin. It extends from the coast to the west, along the Bay of Marigot and the hills of the interior of the island to the east. On the south-west it is bounded by the Simpson Bay.
Climate
Marigot has a tropical savanna climate (Köppen Aw), with very warm to hot and humid weather throughout the year. Rainfall – which is reduced by the rain shadow of the mountains to the east – is not as extreme as in most climates of this type, with the peak occurring from August to November due to hurricanes.
| Climate data for Saint Martin (Princess Juliana International Airport) (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1971–2020) | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 32.7 (90.9) |
31.6 (88.9) |
32.6 (90.7) |
33.6 (92.5) |
34.0 (93.2) |
35.2 (95.4) |
34.2 (93.6) |
35.1 (95.2) |
35.0 (95.0) |
34.3 (93.7) |
33.9 (93.0) |
32.1 (89.8) |
35.2 (95.4) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28.6 (83.5) |
28.7 (83.7) |
29.0 (84.2) |
29.6 (85.3) |
30.4 (86.7) |
31.3 (88.3) |
31.5 (88.7) |
31.8 (89.2) |
31.7 (89.1) |
31.2 (88.2) |
30.3 (86.5) |
29.3 (84.7) |
30.3 (86.5) |
| Daily mean °C (°F) | 25.7 (78.3) |
25.6 (78.1) |
25.8 (78.4) |
26.6 (79.9) |
27.5 (81.5) |
28.4 (83.1) |
28.6 (83.5) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.8 (83.8) |
28.3 (82.9) |
27.4 (81.3) |
26.4 (79.5) |
27.3 (81.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 23.3 (73.9) |
23.2 (73.8) |
23.5 (74.3) |
24.2 (75.6) |
25.3 (77.5) |
26.2 (79.2) |
26.3 (79.3) |
26.5 (79.7) |
26.4 (79.5) |
25.9 (78.6) |
25.1 (77.2) |
24.1 (75.4) |
25.0 (77.0) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 18.6 (65.5) |
18.8 (65.8) |
19.1 (66.4) |
19.3 (66.7) |
20.2 (68.4) |
21.8 (71.2) |
22.1 (71.8) |
21.4 (70.5) |
22.0 (71.6) |
21.8 (71.2) |
20.8 (69.4) |
19.9 (67.8) |
18.6 (65.5) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 67.9 (2.67) |
49.4 (1.94) |
46.9 (1.85) |
60.1 (2.37) |
98.0 (3.86) |
55.0 (2.17) |
96.6 (3.80) |
106.2 (4.18) |
116.1 (4.57) |
157.0 (6.18) |
162.0 (6.38) |
101.0 (3.98) |
1,116.2 (43.94) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 1 mm) | 13 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 141 |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 74.7 | 74.1 | 73.6 | 75.0 | 75.9 | 75.1 | 74.8 | 75.4 | 76.3 | 76.8 | 77.4 | 76.6 | 75.5 |
| Mean monthly sunshine hours | 258.1 | 245.2 | 274.8 | 269.9 | 253.7 | 245.8 | 259.1 | 267.5 | 245.1 | 249.2 | 238.4 | 247.1 | 3,053.9 |
| Source 1: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: Meteorological Department Curaçao (humidity 1971–2000) | |||||||||||||
Transport
Lighthouse | |
| Location | Marigot, Collectivity of Saint Martin, France  |
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| Coordinates | 18°04′16″N 63°05′12″W / 18.071056°N 63.086528°W / 18.071056; -63.086528 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | est. 1886 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft) |
| Shape | cylindrical frustum tower with light |
| Markings | white |
| Power source | solar power |
| Light | |
| Focal height | 20 m (66 ft) |
| Range | 11 nmi (20 km; 13 mi) (white), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (red), 7 nmi (13 km; 8.1 mi) (green) |
| Characteristic | Fl WRG 4s |
The city is served by Princess Juliana International Airport as well as L'Espérance Airport. There is a ferry to Blowing Point, Anguilla.
See also
References
- "The Catholic Church in Marigot". www.stmartinisland.org. Retrieved 2017-02-04.
- "Marigot, Saint Martin Köppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)". Weatherbase.
- "Princess Juliana International Airport Climate Normals for 1991-2020" (CSV). National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
- "Summary of Climatological Data, Period 1971–2000" (PDF). Meteorological Department Curaçao. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 July 2013. Retrieved 22 September 2016.
- Rowlett, Russ. "Lighthouses of Saint Martin". The Lighthouse Directory. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Retrieved 24 July 2020.
- List of Lights, Pub. 110: Greenland, The East Coasts of North and South America (Excluding Continental U.S.A. Except the East Coast of Florida) and the West Indies (PDF). List of Lights. United States National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. 2016.
External links
Media related to Marigot at Wikimedia Commons- Saint Martin Tourist Guide
- www.geographia.com, St Martin
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