Saint Lawrence (Jersey)

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Saint Lawrence
Saint Lawrence (Channel Islands)
Saint Lawrence
Saint Lawrence
Coordinates 49 ° 12 '57 "  N , 2 ° 8' 36"  W Coordinates: 49 ° 12 '57 "  N , 2 ° 8' 36"  W.
location
Symbols
coat of arms
coat of arms
Basic data
Country jersey
ISO 3166-2 JE
surface 9.5 km²
Residents 5418 (2011)
density 570.3  Ew. / km²
Website www.parish.gov.je/st_lawrence/ (English)
The Parochial Church of Saint Lawrence
The Parochial Church of Saint Lawrence

Saint Lawrence ( Jèrriais : St Louothains) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey . The municipality is located in the center of the island. It covers 5259 Vergées (10 km², 8% of the island area).

Neighboring parishes are Saint Peter and Saint Mary in the west, Saint John in the north and northeast and Saint Helier in the east. In the south, the community has a border on the Bay of St. Aubin (English: St. Aubin's Bay).

Attractions

The parish's top attractions are the Hamptonne Open Air Museum and the German War's Tunnels . They include St. Matthew's Church near St. Aubin's Beach.

Population development

Historical populations:

  • 1991: 4561
  • 1996: 4773
  • 2001: 4702
  • 2011: 5418

politics

The municipality is divided into six parts ( vingtaines ):

St. Lawrence forms an electoral district and elects two MPs. The Le Constable (in German as: community manager or community leader ) is also a set member.

All parishes in Jersey, including Saint Lawrence, have an honorary police force made up of volunteer members who have certain rights organized in a police-like manner.

education

With Bel Royal and St Lawrence, Saint Lawrence has two primary schools, each of which has a nursery attached.

Personalities

From 1959, the British polar explorer George Binney (1900–1972) lived in St. Lawrence .

Partner municipality

The only partner church is currently (2017):

FranceFrance Barneville-Carteret ( Manche department ), France

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Size and land cover of Jersey , Area of Jersey by Parish (2017), on gov.je . Retrieved September 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ Census 2011 , accessed August 23, 2017.
  3. ↑ List of Elementary Schools in Jersey , accessed August 23, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Saint Lawrence (Jersey)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files