page_title: Île Sainte-Marguerite
hierarchical_section_title: Île Sainte-Marguerite
caption_attribution_description: Photo of the Ile Sainte-Marguerite: view of the north of the island, including Sainte-Marguerite village and the Fort Royal. Author: Vjam. en:Category:Lérins Islands
context_page_description: The Île Sainte-Marguerite is the largest of the Lérins Islands, about half a mile off shore from the French Riviera town of Cannes. The island is approximately 3 kilometres in length and 900 metres across.
  The island is most famous for its fortress prison, in which the so-called Man in the Iron Mask was held in the 17th century.
context_section_description: The Île Sainte-Marguerite ([il sɛ̃t maʁɡ(ə)ʁit]) is the largest of the Lérins Islands, about half a mile off shore from the French Riviera town of Cannes.  The island is approximately 3 kilometres (1.9 miles) in length (east to west) and 900 metres (0.56 miles) across.
  The island is most famous for its fortress prison (the Fort Royal), in which the so-called Man in the Iron Mask was held in the 17th century.
caption: View of the north side of the island, including the Fort Royal and the village of Sainte-Marguerite.
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