Principality of Aigues-Mortes

Principality of Aigues-Mortes
Micronation (unrecognized entity)
Area claimedAigues-Mortes in southern France
43°34′03″N 4°11′36″E / 43.5675°N 4.1933°E / 43.5675; 4.1933
Claimed bySovereign-Prince Jean-Pierre IV
Dates claimed21 June 2010–present
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.[1] It is not recognised by any country or government.

Aigues-Mortes was founded in 2010 as a humorous parody of the Principality of Monaco,[2] to gain media attention and boost tourism.[3] The micronation is also registered in France as the organisation LOUPAM. Together with local merchants and the tourist office of Aigues-Mortes, it created the BPAM (Bourse princière d'Aigues-Mortes) to handle currency exchange with the local currency, the flamant.[4]

Aigues-Mortes has been present at several international conferences on micronations, in Perugia (2015), Aigues-Mortes (2016), Atlanta (2017) and Vincennes (2018).[5]

  1. ^ Lessen, Julia van; Petermann, Sandra (2021-10-31). "Peripheries. Playgrounds of Society". Img Journal (5): 216–237. doi:10.6092/issn.2724-2463/12863. ISSN 2724-2463.
  2. ^ Baudet, Marie-Béatrice (16 August 2021). "Voyage dans les micronations, ces pays de fantaisie qui réinventent la démocratie". Le Monde (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  3. ^ Hobbs, Harry; Williams, George (2022). Micronations and the Search for Sovereignty. Cambridge Studies in Constitutional Law. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-1-009-15012-5.
  4. ^ "Les partenaires du réseau bpam". BPAM (in French). Retrieved 27 April 2020.
    - "Aigues-Mortes : Le Flamant, nouvelle monnaie locale". Midi Libre (in French). 19 November 2015. Retrieved 26 April 2020..
  5. ^ Oeuillet, Julien (16 April 2015). Le business des vanités : enquête sur les arnaques à la noblesse (in French). Ed. du Moment. ISBN 978-2-35417-370-8.
    - Bonzom, Nicolas (26 September 2016). "Le sommet francophone des micronations, entre folkore et engagement citoyen". 20 minutes (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2021.
    - Placer, Antoine (21 January 2018). "Sommet de micronations sur le pavé: folklorique et citoyen". La Voix du Nord (in French). Retrieved 2 November 2021.