Saint Saviour (
JèrriaisJèrriais is the form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, off the coast of France. It has been in decline over the past century as English has increasingly become the language of education, commerce and administration...
: St Saûveux/St Sauveur) is one of the twelve
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es of
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in the
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. It is the only one to be virtually landlocked, having only a small piece of access to the sea at Le Dicq.
It borders five other parishes.
The parish is divided into
vingtaineA vingtaine is a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville , in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons.St...
s for administrative purposes as follows:
- La Vingtaine de Maufant
- La Vingtaine de Sous la Hougue
- La Vingtaine des Pigneaux
- La Vingtaine de la Grande Longueville
- La Vingtaine de la Petite Longueville
- La Vingtaine de Sous l'Église
For electoral purposes the parish is divided into three districts:
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Saint Saviour (
JèrriaisJèrriais is the form of the Norman language spoken in Jersey, in the Channel Islands, off the coast of France. It has been in decline over the past century as English has increasingly become the language of education, commerce and administration...
: St Saûveux/St Sauveur) is one of the twelve
parishA parish is a territorial unit that was usually historically served by a local church. This administrative unit is typically found in Roman Catholic, Anglican Communion, the Eastern Orthodox Church, the Church of Sweden, United Methodist, and Presbyterian churches...
es of
JerseyThe Bailiwick of Jersey is a British Crown Dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, the bailiwick includes the nearly uninhabited islands of the Minquiers, Écréhous, the Pierres de Lecq and other rocks and reefs. Together with the bailiwick of Guernsey...
in the
Channel IslandsThe Channel Islands are an archipelago in the English Channel, off the French coast of Normandy. They include two separate bailiwicks: the Bailiwick of Guernsey and the Bailiwick of Jersey...
. It is the only one to be virtually landlocked, having only a small piece of access to the sea at Le Dicq.
It borders five other parishes.
Vingtaines
The parish is divided into
vingtaineA vingtaine is a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville , in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons.St...
s for administrative purposes as follows:
- La Vingtaine de Maufant
- La Vingtaine de Sous la Hougue
- La Vingtaine des Pigneaux
- La Vingtaine de la Grande Longueville
- La Vingtaine de la Petite Longueville
- La Vingtaine de Sous l'Église
For electoral purposes the parish is divided into three districts:
- District No. 1 (Vingtaine de la Petite Longueville) elects two Deputies
- District No. 2 (Vingtaine de Sous l'Église) elects two Deputies
- District No. 3 (Vingtaines de Maufant, de Sous la Hougue, des Pigneaux and de la Grande Longueville) elects one Deputy
Demographics
Saint Saviour is Jersey's second-largest parish, with 12,491 residents in 2001. However, the population in Saint Saviour is shrinking.
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| 1991 | 1996 | 2001 |
|---|
| 12747 |
12680 |
12491 |
| Statistics beginning 1991 |
Notable sites
- Highlands College
Highlands College is a college in Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is the only further, higher and adult education college in Jersey and has 860 full-time and over 4,000 part-time and adult students. The Jersey Business School is a constituent part of the college. Highlands is a Partner College of...
- De La Salle College
De La Salle College in Jersey is an independent Catholic school taking its name from St John Baptist de la Salle , who founded the Brothers' Order in France.- History :...
- St. Michael's Preparatory School
St. Michael's Preparatory School is the largest private preparatory school in Jersey, situated in the parish of St. Saviour. The school acts as a feeder to many British public schools in the United Kingdom...
- Hautlieu School
Hautlieu School, commonly referred to as "Hautlieu", is a 14+ school in the parish of St. Saviour, Jersey.-Overview:The school currently has approximately 680 pupils. During the academic year 2004/2005 the GCSE pass rate was 100%, at which 40% gained A* to A grades...
- Jersey Evening Post
The Jersey Evening Post is a regional newspaper published six days a week in Jersey. It was printed in broadsheet format for 87 years, though it is now of compact size. Its motto is: "At the heart of island life".-History:The Evening Post was founded in 1890 by H.P...
offices and printing works
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