Saint Saviour, Guernsey

Saint Saviour, Guernsey

:"For the parish in Jersey, see Saint Saviour, Jersey"Infobox Channel Island parish
native_name=St. Saviour




island=Guernsey
area=6.2 km²
population=2696
population_density=434.8/km²
electoral_district=West

St Saviour (Guernésiais: Saint Sauveux; French: Saint-Sauveur) is one of the ten parishes of Guernsey.

People from Saint Sauveux were traditionally nicknamed "fouormillaons" in Guernésiais.

It is situated on the west coast of the island, south of the parish of Castel and north of St Pierre du Bois.

St Saviour is home to the States of Guernsey reservoir, providing a water supply to the whole island.


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