Saint Savior (Jersey)

Saint Savior
	Saint Savior
	Saint Savior
Coordinates	49 ° 11 '25 " N , 2 ° 4' 45" W Coordinates: 49 ° 11 '25 " N , 2 ° 4' 45" W.
Symbols
	coat of arms
	coat of arms
Basic data
Country	jersey
ISO 3166-2	JE
surface	9.3 km²
Residents	13,580 (2011)
density	1,460.2 Ew. / km²
Website	www.parish.gov.je/st_saviour/ (English)
	Parish Hall of Saint Savior

Saint Savior ( Jèrriais : St Saûveux / St Sauveur) is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey .

The municipality is located in the central part of the island and comprises 5161 vergées (9 km², 8% of the land area of Jersey). Neighboring municipalities are Trinity in the northwest, Saint Martin in the north and northeast and Grouville in the east. To the south is Saint Clement . One of the main borders goes to the island's capital, Saint Helier, in the west, for which Saint Savior, which is particularly urbanized in the west and south, has become a kind of suburb . The municipality in Le Dicq has a small area of the south coast .

The ruling governor of the States of Jersey has his official residence in St. Savior .

Population development

year	1991	1996	2001	2011
Residents	12,747	12,680	12,491	13,580

With 13,580 inhabitants in 2011, Saint Savior is the second largest municipality in Jersey.

politics

The Government House in St. Savior, official residence of the governor of Jersey

The municipality is divided into six parts ( vingtaines ):

In Saint Savior, three constituencies have been established due to the size of the population

Constituency District No. 1 is exclusively the Vingtaine de la Petite Longueville and elects two MPs,
Constituency District No. 2 is exclusively the Vingtaine de Sous l'Église and also elects two MPs and
Constituency District No. 3 are the four remaining Vingtaines (de Maufant, de Sous la Hougue, des Pigneaux and de la Grande Longueville) for the election of a representative.

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

education

Saint Savior has four state primary schools ( Saint Savior School , Grand Vaux , Plat Douet and St. Luke ), with the exception of St. Luke, the schools each have a nursery . There are also three private primary schools ( De la Salle , St. Michael's and FCJ Primary ).

As secondary schools there are the state secondary schools (in about Realschulen, up to the age of 16) Grainville School and the Hautlieu School from the age of 14, whereby entrance exams are required for these. The Jersey College for Girls (only for girls) are also state secondary schools, for which school fees have to be paid . The private secondary school is La Salle College for boys (a similar one for girls is in St. Helier).

The Highland College has been set up for further and higher education and also offers a university college .

partnership

The partner municipality of Saint Savior is the French municipality of Villedieu-les-Poêles-Rouffigny (until December 31, 2015 Villedieu-les-Poêles ) in Normandy .

Personalities

Lillie Langtry (1853–1929), lover of King Edward VII , was born in the rectory of St. Savior and attended school here. Her urn was buried in the family grave in Monte Carlo in St. Savior after her death . A memorial in the community garden commemorates them.
Alexander Coutanche, Baron Coutanche (1892-1973), British lawyer and Conservative Party politician, Vogt (Bailiff) of the Jersey Crown Estate from 1935 to 1961, member of the House of Lords since 1961, was also born in Saint Savior.

Individual evidence

↑ Size and land cover of Jersey , Area of Jersey by Parish (2017), on gov.je . Retrieved September 9, 2017.
↑ Census 2011 , accessed August 27, 2017.
^ List of Elementary Schools in Jersey , accessed August 28, 2017.
^ List of secondary schools in Jersey , accessed August 28, 2017.

Web links

Commons : Saint Savior, Jersey - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Official website of Saint Savior
St. Savior's Parish Church on islandwiki.org

School websites (selection):

[1] Size and land cover of Jersey , Area of Jersey by Parish (2017), on gov.je . Retrieved September 9, 2017.

[2] Census 2011 , accessed August 27, 2017.

[3] List of Elementary Schools in Jersey , accessed August 28, 2017.

[4] List of secondary schools in Jersey , accessed August 28, 2017.