Vale, Guernsey

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Vale
Parish
Location of Vale in Guernsey
Crown Dependency Guernsey, Channel Islands
Government
  Electoral district Vale
Area
  Total 8.8 km2 (3.4 sq mi)
Population
  Total 9,573
  Density 1,100/km2 (2,800/sq mi)
Time zone GMT
  Summer (DST) UTC+01 (UTC)

Vale (Guernésiais: Lé Vale; French: Le Valle) is one of the ten parishes of Guernsey.

Until 1806 the parish occupied territory on the mainland of Guernsey, the Vingtaine de l'Epine, as well as the whole of Le Clos du Valle, a tidal island forming the northern extremity of Guernsey separated from the mainland by Le Braye du Valle, a tidal channel.

Le Braye du Valle was drained and reclaimed in 1806 by the British Government as a defence measure. Vale now consists of two non-contiguous territories.

Le Gardien of Le Dolmen de Déhus

Among features of the parish are:

The parish was twinned with the Normandy port of Barneville-Carteret in 1987.

Coordinates: 49°29′34″N 2°31′22″W / 49.49278°N 2.52278°W / 49.49278; -2.52278

Vale is the north of Guernsey and has the maximum height of 30m

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