Principality of Aigues-Mortes

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Principality of Aigues-Mortes
Micronation
Flag of Aigues-Mortes
Flag
Coat of arms of Aigues-Mortes
Coat of arms
Motto: "Je vois la vie en rosé"
"See life in pink"
StatusCurrent
CapitalAigues-Mortes
43°34′03″N 4°11′36″E / 43.5675°N 4.1933°E / 43.5675; 4.1933Coordinates: 43°34′03″N 4°11′36″E / 43.5675°N 4.1933°E / 43.5675; 4.1933
Official languagesFrench
Organizational structureConstitutional monarchy
• Head of State
Sovereign-Prince Jean-Pierre IV
Establishment
• Declared
21 June 2010
Population
• Census
8565 (2020)[1]
Purported currencyFlamant (flamingo)[2]
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+2 (CEST)
Website
www.principaute-aigues-mortes.com/english

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[]

  1. ^ MIDTSJO, L., Vi eren en nasjon vi med, Finansavisen, 13 October 2020, page 21-34
  2. ^ "All you need to know about the Principality of Aigues-Mortes". Retrieved 2020-05-13.
  3. ^ (in French) BAUDET, M., Voyage dans les micronations, ces pays de fantaisie qui réinventent la démocratie, Le Monde, 16 August 2021
  4. ^ "Les partenaires du réseau bpam". bpam (in French). Retrieved 2020-04-27.
  5. ^ Midi Libre (19 November 2015). "Aigues-Mortes : Le Flamant, nouvelle monnaie locale". Midi Libre. Retrieved 26 April 2020..
  6. ^ (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
  7. ^ (in French) BONZOM, N., « Le sommet francophone des micronations, entre folkore et engagement citoyen », 20 minutes, 26 September 2016,
  8. ^ (in French) PLACER, A., Sommet de micronations sur le pavé: folklorique et citoyen, La Voix du Nord, 21 January 2018

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