Saint John, Jersey

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The Centre Stone at Sion in St. John is traditionally regarded as the centre of the Island although it is far from the geographic centre by modern calculations. The stone is prehistoric, showing evidence of cup marks, and may have been brought from a nearby dolmen now vanished

Saint John (Jèrriais: St Jean) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands.

Saint John is in the north of Jersey and borders St Mary on its west, Trinity to the east, and St Lawrence and Saint Helier on its south.

The cliffs of the north coast afford some of the best views in Jersey. After Trinity, it has the second highest point in Jersey at Mont Mado (473 ft). The parish covers territory of 4,846 vergées (8.7 sq. km.).

Vingtaines

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

La Vingtaine du Nord
La Vingtaine de Hérupe
La Vingtaine du Douet

The parish is one electoral district and elects one Deputy.

Demographics

Saint John is the second least populated parish of Jersey, having only 2,618 residents as of 2001.

Population
1991	1996	2001
2440	2520	2618
Statistics beginning 1991

External links

[St Jean]
[Map]

Parishes of Jersey
St Brélade \| St Clement \| Grouville \| St Helier \| St John \| St Lawrence \| St Martin \| St Mary \| St Ouen \| St Peter \| St Saviour \| Trinity

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