Principality of Aigues-Mortes
Principality of Aigues-Mortes Micronation | |
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Motto: "Je vois la vie en rosé" "See life in pink" | |
Status | Current |
Capital | Aigues-Mortes 43°34′03″N 4°11′36″E / 43.5675°N 4.1933°ECoordinates: 43°34′03″N 4°11′36″E / 43.5675°N 4.1933°E |
Official languages | French |
Organizational structure | Constitutional monarchy |
• Head of State | Sovereign-Prince Jean-Pierre IV |
Establishment | |
• Declared | 21 June 2010 |
Population | |
• Census | 8565 (2020)[1] |
Purported currency | Flamant (flamingo)[2] |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
The Principality of Aigues-Mortes (French: Principauté d'Aigues-Mortes) is a micronation that claims the city of Aigues-Mortes. The micronation is not recognised by any country or government. Aigues-Mortes was founded in 2010 as a humorous parody of the Principality of Monaco[3] , but is registered in France as the organisation LOUPAM. Together with local merchants and the touristic office of Aigues-Mortes, they created the BPAM (Bourse princière d'Aigues-Mortes) to handle currency exchange with the local currency, the flamant.[4][5] Aigues-Mortes was present at several international conferences on micronations in Perugia (2015), Aigues-Mortes as organisator (2016), Atlanta (2017) and Vincennes (2018).[6][7][8]
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References[]
- ^ MIDTSJO, L., Vi eren en nasjon vi med, Finansavisen, 13 October 2020, page 21-34
- ^ "All you need to know about the Principality of Aigues-Mortes". Retrieved 2020-05-13.
- ^ (in French) BAUDET, M., Voyage dans les micronations, ces pays de fantaisie qui réinventent la démocratie, Le Monde, 16 August 2021
- ^ "Les partenaires du réseau bpam". bpam (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
- ^ Midi Libre (19 November 2015). "Aigues-Mortes : Le Flamant, nouvelle monnaie locale". Midi Libre. Retrieved 26 April 2020..
- ^ (in French) Oeuillet, J., Le business des vanités : enquête sur les arnaques à la noblesse, Ed. du Moment, 16 April 2015, pages 207, ISBN 978-2-35417-370-8
- ^ (in French) BONZOM, N., « Le sommet francophone des micronations, entre folkore et engagement citoyen », 20 minutes, 26 September 2016,
- ^ (in French) PLACER, A., Sommet de micronations sur le pavé: folklorique et citoyen, La Voix du Nord, 21 January 2018
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