Grouville

Grouville
View south across the Royal Bay of Grouville
View south across the Royal Bay of Grouville
Flag of Grouville
Coat of arms of Grouville
Location of Grouville in Jersey
Location of Grouville in Jersey
Crown DependencyJersey, Channel Islands
Government
 • ConnétableJohn Le Maistre[1]
Area
 • Total
7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi)
 • RankRanked 10th
Population
 (2011)
 • Total
4,866
 • Density620/km2 (1,600/sq mi)
Time zoneGMT
 • Summer (DST)UTC+01
Postcode district
Postcode sector
9
Websitewww.parish.gov.je/grouville/

Grouville is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. The parish is around 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) east of St Helier. The parish covers a surface area of 4,354 vergées (7.8 km²). The parish includes the south-east portion of the main island of the Bailiwick of Jersey, as well as the Minquiers islets several miles to the south, and is dominated by the broad sweep of the Royal Bay of Grouville. It borders St. Clement, St. Saviour and St. Martin.

  1. ^ "BBC News - Jersey parish of Grouville vote for John Le Maistre". BBC News. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
  2. ^ "Grouville Homepage". Parish.gov.je. Retrieved 4 October 2012.