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| etymology              = roughly "Port of Gregory" in {{wp|English language|Estmerish}}
| etymology              = roughly "Port of Gregory" in {{wp|English language|Estmerish}}
| nickname                = "Jewel of the Emerald Isles", "Grégoire", "Verlois of the Arucian", "Kapital"
| nickname                = "Jewel of the Emerald Isles", "Grégoire", "Verlois of the Arucian", "Kapital"
| motto                  =  ''Un seul peuple, jamais brisé'' ({{wp|French language|Gaullican}}), ({{wp|English language|Estmerish}}) ''One people, never broken''  
| motto                  =  ''Un seul peuple, jamais brisé'' ({{wp|French language|Gaullican}}) <br> ({{wp|English language|Estmerish}}) ''One people, never broken''  
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Port-au-Grégoire
City
Port-au-Grégoire skyline at night
Port-au-Grégoire skyline at night
Etymology: roughly "Port of Gregory" in Estmerish
Nickname(s): 
"Jewel of the Emerald Isles", "Grégoire", "Verlois of the Arucian", "Kapital"
Motto(s): 
Un seul peuple, jamais brisé (Gaullican)
(Estmerish) One people, never broken
Country Île d'Émeraude
Founded1551
Government
 • Typemayor-council
 • BodyPort-au-Grégoire City Council
Area
 • Total86.264 km2 (33.307 sq mi)
Population
 (2019)
 • Total263,724
 • Rank1st in Île d'Émeraude
 • Density3,100/km2 (7,900/sq mi)
Time zone+14

Port-au-Grégoire (Emeraudian Creole: Port-aw-Gregourie) is the capital and largest city of Île d'Émeraude. Located where the Rivière Emeraude meets the Crystal Bay, the city is located in a prime position within a natural harbor.

Established in 1551 as a harbor for the slave trade, it is one of the oldest settlements in the Asterias.

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