Marigot (French pronunciation: [maʁiɡo]) is the main town and capital in the French Collectivity of Saint Martin.
Marigot | |
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  Marigot | |
| Coordinates: 18°04′23″N 63°04′56″W / 18.0731°N 63.0822°W | |
| Country | France |
| Overseas collectivity | Saint Martin |
| Population (2006) | |
| • Total | 5,700 |
| Time zone | UTC−4 (AST) |
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.[1]
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.[2] 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 Marigot | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 28 (83) | 28 (83) | 28 (83) | 29 (84) | 30 (86) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (88) | 31 (87) | 29 (85) | 28 (83) | 30 (86) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 24 (75) | 25 (77) | 26 (78) | 27 (80) | 27 (80) | 27 (80) | 27 (80) | 27 (80) | 26 (78) | 24 (76) | 26 (78) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 68 (2.7) | 44 (1.7) | 42 (1.7) | 64 (2.5) | 94 (3.7) | 66 (2.6) | 79 (3.1) | 105 (4.1) | 132 (5.2) | 109 (4.3) | 126 (5.0) | 95 (3.7) | 1,024 (40.3) |
| Average relative humidity (%) | 75 | 75 | 75 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 76 |
| Mean daily sunshine hours | 7.3 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 10 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.1 | 10.3 | 9.4 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 8.7 |
| Mean daily daylight hours | 11.6 | 11.9 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 13.4 | 13.6 | 13.5 | 13.1 | 12.6 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.5 | 12.5 |
| Source: Weatherbase,[3] Weather Atlas(humidity-sun and daylight)[4] | |||||||||||||
Transport
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| 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 |
| Tower | |
| Constructed | est. 1886 |
| Foundation | concrete base |
| Construction | masonry tower |
| Height | 10 m (33 ft)  |
| Shape | cylindrical frustum tower with light[5][6] |
| 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
External links
Media related to Marigot at Wikimedia Commons- Saint Martin Archived 2014-02-22 at the Wayback Machine Tourist Guide
- www.geographia.com, St Martin
