St Peter, Jersey

Saint Peter
Saint Pièrre (French and Jèrriais)
St. Peter's parish church
St. Peter's parish church
Flag of Saint Peter
Coat of arms of Saint Peter
Location of Saint Peter in Jersey
Location of Saint Peter in Jersey
Crown DependencyJersey, Channel Islands
Government
 • ConnétableRichard Vibert
Area
 • Total11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 4th
Elevation84 m (276 ft)
Population
 (2011)
 • Total5,003
 • Density430/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01
Postcode district
Postcode sector
7

St Peter (French: Saint-Pièrre; Jèrriais: St Pièrre) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is around 6.5 kilometres (4.0 mi) north-west of St Helier.[a] The parish has a population of 5,003. It has a surface area of 10.6 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi).

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. It also borders St Ouen and St Mary to the north and St Lawrence to the east. A large portion 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.

  1. ^ "Election results 2011". Gov.je. Archived from the original on 2022-01-18. Retrieved 2012-10-05.
  2. ^ "Local Weather Forecast, News and Conditions | Weather Underground".


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