Parishes of Guernsey
The Bailiwick of Guernsey includes the island of Guernsey and other islands such as Alderney, Sark, Herm, Jethou, Brecqhou, and Lihou.
Parishes
The island of Guernsey is divided into ten parishes (the parish of Saint Anne, Alderney and the parish of Saint Peter, Sark are not generally included in the enumeration of parishes in the Bailiwick as the names are not of administrative significance):[1][2]
|
Parish |
Population (2001) |
Area (vergees) |
Area (km²) |
Area (sq mi) |
| 1. |
Castel |
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&100000000000062240000006,224 |
10.200 |
3.938 |
| 2. |
Forest |
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&100000000000025080000002,508 |
4.110 |
1.587 |
| 3. |
St Andrew |
&100000000000024090000002,409 |
&100000000000027520000002,752 |
4.510 |
1.741 |
| 4. |
St Martin |
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&100000000000044790000004,479 |
7.340 |
2.834 |
| 5. |
St Peter Port |
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&100000000000040740000004,074 |
6.677 |
2.578 |
| 6. |
St Pierre du Bois |
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&100000000000038180000003,818 |
6.257 |
2.416 |
| 7. |
St Sampson |
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&100000000000036870000003,687 |
6.042 |
2.333 |
| 8. |
St Saviour |
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&100000000000038920000003,892 |
6.378 |
2.463 |
| 9. |
Torteval |
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&100000000000019010000001,901 |
3.115 |
1.203 |
| 10. |
Vale |
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&100000000000054620000005,462 |
8.951 |
3.456 |
|
|
Administration
Each parish is administered by a Douzaine. Douzeniers are elected for a four year mandate, three Douzeniers being elected by parishioners at a parish meeting in November each year. The Vale elects four each year and St Peter Port five. The senior Douzenier is known as the Doyen (Dean). Two elected Constables (French: Connétables) carry out the decisions of the Douzaine, serving for between one and three years. The longest serving Constable is known as the Senior Constable and his or her colleague as the Junior Constable.
Nicknames
Inhabitants of each of the parishes of Guernsey also have traditional nicknames, although these have generally dropped out of use among the English-speaking population. The traditional nicknames are:[3]
| Parish |
Guernésiais |
English Translation |
| St Peter Port |
Cllichards |
(spitters) |
| St Sampson's |
Rôines |
(frogs) |
| Vale |
Hann'taons |
(cockchafers) |
| Castel |
Ânes-pur-sàng |
(pure-blooded-donkeys) |
| St Saviour's |
Fouormillaons |
(ants) |
| St Pierre du Bois |
Etcherbaots |
(beetles) |
| Forest |
Bourdons |
(bumblebees) |
| St Martin's |
Cravants |
(ray fish) |
| St Andrew's |
Les croinchaons |
(the siftings) |
| Torteval |
Ânes à pids d'ch'fa |
(donkeys with horses' hooves) |
See also
References