Saint Peter, Jersey

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Saint Peter
Location of Saint Peter in Jersey Coat of arms}}} of Saint Peter
Location of Saint Peter in Jersey Coat of arms of Saint Peter
Island Jersey, Channel Islands
Area 11.6 km²
Population 4293
- density 370.1/km²

Saint Peter (Jèrriais: St Pièrre) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the west central part of the island. It is the only parish with two separate coastlines, stretching from St. Ouen's Bay in the west to St. Aubin's Bay in the south, and thereby cutting St. Brelade off from other parishes. The parish is the fourth-largest parish by surface area, covering 6,469 vergées (11.6 km²)

Welcome to Jersey sign at Jersey Airport
Welcome to Jersey sign at Jersey Airport

It borders four other parishes: St Brelade to the south, Saint Ouen to the north, St Lawrence to the east, and Saint Mary to the north east.

A large proportion of the parish is occupied by Jersey Airport.

The traditional nickname for St. Pierrais is ventres à baînis (limpet bellies), perhaps because their parish sticks to two coasts like limpets.

[edit] Vingtaines

Boundary stone in St. Ouen's Bay between St. Brelade and St. Peter
Boundary stone in St. Ouen's Bay between St. Brelade and St. Peter

The parish is divided into vingtaines for administrative purposes as follows:

The parish forms one electoral district and elects one Deputy.

[edit] Demographics

Population
1991 1996 2001
4231 4228 4293
Statistics beginning 1991

[edit] External links

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