Saint Peter, Jersey
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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 sq. km.)
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.
Vingtaines
The parish is divided into vingtaines for administrative purposes as follows:
- La Vingtaine du Douet
- La Vingtaine de St. Nicolas
- La Grande Vingtaine
- La Vingtaine des Augerez
- La Vingtaine du Coin Varin
Demographics
| 1991 | 1996 | 2001 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4231 | 4228 | 4293 | |||
| Statistics beginning 1991 | |||||
External link
| Parishes of Jersey |
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| 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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