- Saint Peter, Jersey
Infobox Channel Island parish
native_name=Saint Peter
island=Jersey
area=11.6 km²
population=4293
population_density=370.1/km²Saint Peter (
Jèrriais : St Pièrre) is one of the twelveparish es ofJersey in theChannel 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 6,469vergée s (11.6 km²)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
limpet s.Vingtaines
The parish is divided into
vingtaine s for administrative purposes as follows:*La
Vingtaine du Douet
*LaVingtaine de St. Nicolas
*LaGrande Vingtaine
*LaVingtaine des Augerez
*LaVingtaine du Coin Varin The parish forms one electoral district and elects one Deputy.
Demographics
External links
* [http://www.societe-jersiaise.org/geraint/jerriais/st_pierre.html St Pièrre]
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