St Peter, Jersey
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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.[lower-alpha 1] The parish has a population of 5,003. It has a surface area of 10.6 square kilometres (4.1 sq mi).
Saint Peter
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Crown Dependency | Jersey, Channel Islands |
Government | |
• Connétable | Richard Vibert |
Area | |
• Total | 11.6 km2 (4.5 sq mi) |
• Rank | Ranked 4th |
Elevation | 84 m (276 ft) |
Population (2011) | |
• Total | 5,003 |
• Density | 430/km2 (1,100/sq mi) |
Time zone | GMT |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+01 |
Postcode district | |
Postcode sector | 7 |
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.