A vingtaine is a political subdivision of Jersey

Jersey

Jersey, officially the 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 two groups of small islands that are no longer permanently inhabited, the Minquiers and Écréhous, and the Pierres de Lecq and...

. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey

Parishes of Jersey

The Channel Island of Jersey is divided into twelve administrative districts or parishes. All have access to the sea and are named after the saints to whom their ancient parish churches are dedicated.:* Saint Helier...

, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville

Vingtaine de la Ville

The Vingtaine de la Ville is one of the six vingtaines of Saint Helier in Jersey, and roughly corresponds to the historic town centre and harbours...

 (The Vingtaine of the town), in Saint Helier

Saint Helier

Saint Helier is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St. Helier has a population of about 28,000, roughly 31.2% of the total population of Jersey, and is the capital of the Island . The urban area of the parish of St...

 is further divided into two cantons.

St. Ouen has cueillettes (Jèrriais

Jèrriais

Jèrriais 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...

: Tchilliettes) instead of vingtaines.

In each vingtaine, vingteniers and Constable

Constable

A constable is a person holding a particular office, most commonly in law enforcement. The office of constable can vary significantly in different jurisdictions.-Etymology:...

's officers (in French: officiers du Connétable) are elected as part of Jersey's Honorary Police

Honorary Police

There is an Honorary Police force in each of the 12 parishes of Jersey. Members of the Honorary Police are elected by the voters of the parish in which they serve, and are unpaid....

 system. They do not have to live within the vingtaine or cueillette they represent, but they must live in the parish they represent (except in St. Helier, where ratepayers and mandataires are eligible).

Vingteniers are elected by a Parish Assembly of electors and ratepayers for a term of three years but are elected to a particular vingtaine (or cueillette) in that Parish. Vingteniers carry out general community policing in the parish, and fulfill administrative roles within their vingtaine in respect of tasks such as the Visite du Branchage

Visite du Branchage

A Visite du Branchage is an inspection of roads in Jersey and Guernsey to ensure property owners have complied with the laws against vegetation encroaching on the highway.-Jersey:...

.

Constable's Officers are elected to serve a vingtaine or cueillette at an Assembly of the electors of that Parish. They assist the Centeniers and vingteniers of the parish with community policing.

Roads Inspector

Roads Inspector

A Roads Inspector is a statutory office in Jersey responsible for the maintenance of public highways.The Parish Assembly elects two Roads Inspectors for each Vingtaine [or Cueillette in St Ouen] for a three-year term of office in accordance with the Loi sur la Voirie...

s are elected to serve a vingtaine or cueillette at an Assembly of the electors of the Parish. They are responsible to for maintaining the highways and byways of the Vingtaine. Along with Honorary Police

Honorary Police

There is an Honorary Police force in each of the 12 parishes of Jersey. Members of the Honorary Police are elected by the voters of the parish in which they serve, and are unpaid....

 they are sworn in as officers by the Royal Court

Politics of Jersey

Politics of the Bailiwick of Jersey takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic constitution.As one of the Crown Dependencies, Jersey is autonomous and self-governing, with its own independent legal, administrative and fiscal systems.The legislature is the Assembly of...

. Roads Inspectors report to and must enforce the decisions of the Roads Committee

Roads Committee

In Jersey, the Roads Committee is the highway authority for Parish roads in each Parish. In accordance with the Loi sur la Voirie it superintends the repair and maintenance of by-roads in the Parish, establishes boundary stones, issues Choses Publiques licenses, examines planning applications...

 of the Parish.

By parish, the vingtaines are as follows-

Grouville

Grouville

-Vingtaines:Grouville is divided for administrative purposes into vingtaines as follows:*La Vingtaine des Marais*La Vingtaine de la Rue*La Vingtaine de Longueville*La Vingtaine de la RocqueThe Minquiers are part of the parish of Grouville....

• La Vingtaine des Marais
  Vingtaine des Marais
  Vingtaine des Marais is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine de la Rue
  Vingtaine de la Rue
  Vingtaine de la Rue is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine de Longueville
  Vingtaine de Longueville
  Vingtaine de Longueville is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine de la Rocque
  Vingtaine de la Rocque
  Vingtaine de la Rocque is one of the four vingtaines of Grouville Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.*St Peter la Rocque...
  
  

The Minquiers

Minquiers

The Minquiers are a group of islands and rocks situated 9 miles south of Jersey forming part of the Bailiwick of Jersey....

 are part of the parish of Grouville, but are uninhabited.

St Brélade

Saint Brélade, Jersey

Saint Brélade is one of the twelve parishes of the Bailiwick of Jersey. Its population is around 9,560, and it occupies the southwestern part of the island. It is the only parish to border only one other parish, St. Peter...

• La Vingtaine de Noirmont
  Vingtaine de Noirmont
  Vingtaine de Noirmont is one of the four vingtaines of St. Brélade Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.Together with Vingtaine du Coin, it forms "St.Brélade No. 1 district" and elects one Deputy....
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Coin
  Vingtaine du Coin
  Vingtaine du Coin is one of the four vingtaines of St. Brélade Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.Together with Vingtaine de Noirmont, it forms "St.Brélade No. 1 district" and elects one Deputy....
  
  
• La Vingtaine des Quennevais
  Vingtaine des Quennevais
  Vingtaine des Quennevais is one of the four vingtaines of St. Brélade Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.Together with Vingtaine de la Moye it forms part of "St. Brélade No. 2 district" and elects two Deputies....
  
  
• La Vingtaine de la Moye
  Vingtaine de la Moye
  Vingtaine de la Moye is one of the four vingtaines of the Parish of St. Brélade in Jersey in the Channel Islands....
  
  

St Clement

Saint Clement, Jersey

Saint Clement is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the south east of the Island, and contains some of the suburbs of Saint Helier. It is the smallest parish by surface area, but the second most densely populated. St...

• La Grande Vingtaine
  Grande Vingtaine
  Grande Vingtaine is one of the three vingtaines of St. Clement Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Rocquier
  Vingtaine du Rocquier
  Vingtaine du Rocquier is one of the three vingtaines of St. Clement Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine de Samarès
  Vingtaine de Samarès
  Vingtaine de Samarès is one of the three vingtaines of the Parish of St. Clement in Jersey, Channel Islands.It takes its name from the salt marsh that formerly occupied much of the area of this low-lying coastal vingtaine.-Places in the vingtaine:...
  
  

St Helier

Saint Helier

Saint Helier is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey, the largest of the Channel Islands in the English Channel. St. Helier has a population of about 28,000, roughly 31.2% of the total population of Jersey, and is the capital of the Island . The urban area of the parish of St...

• La Vingtaine de la Ville
  Vingtaine de la Ville
  The Vingtaine de la Ville is one of the six vingtaines of Saint Helier in Jersey, and roughly corresponds to the historic town centre and harbours...
  
  
  • Canton de Bas de la Vingtaine de la Ville
  • Canton de Haut de la Vingtaine de la Ville
• La Vingtaine du Rouge Bouillon
  Vingtaine du Rouge Bouillon
  The Vingtaine du Rouge Bouillon is one of the six vingtaines of St. Helier Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.-National Elections:With the Vingtaine du Mont à l'Abbé and the Vingtaine du Mont Cochon this vingtaine forms St Helier electoral districts 3&4 which return four Deputies to the States...
  
  
• La Vingtaine de Bas du Mont au Prêtre
  Vingtaine de Bas du Mont au Prêtre
  Vingtaine de Bas du Mont au Pretre is one of the five vingtaines of St. Helier Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey.The Roads Inspectors for this Vingtaine are Mr. Paul Huelin and Mr. Daren O'Toole...
  
  
• La Vingtaine de Haut du Mont au Prêtre
  Vingtaine de Haut du Mont au Prêtre
  Vingtaine de Haut du Mont au Pretre is one of the five vingtaines of St. Helier Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Mont à l'Abbé
  Vingtaine du Mont à l'Abbé
  The Vingtaine du Mont à l'Abbé is one of six vingtaines of the Parish of Saint Helier in the Channel Island of Jersey.-Elected Officials:Two Vingteniers, three Constable's Officers and two Roads Inspectors are elected for three years term to represent this Vingtaine.Current serving Vingteniers are...
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Mont Cochon
  Vingtaine du Mont Cochon
  Vingtaine du Mont Cochon is one of the six vingtaines of the Parish of St. Helier, in the Channel Island of Jersey.-National Elections:This vingtaine forms St Helier Electoral District no.4....
  
  

St John

Saint John, Jersey

Saint John is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands.-Geography:Saint John is in the north of Jersey and borders St Mary on its west, Trinity to the east, and St Lawrence and Saint Helier on its south....

• La Vingtaine du Nord
  Vingtaine du Nord
  There are two Vingtaines du Nord in Jersey* Vingtaine du Nord in the parish of St John* Vingtaine du Nord in the parish of St Mary...
  
  
• La Vingtaine de Hérupe
  Vingtaine de Hérupe
  Vingtaine de Hérupe is one of the three vingtaines of the Parish of St John in Jersey, Channel Islands. It contains the Centre Stone and the Macpéla cemetery at Sion....
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Douet

St Lawrence

Saint Lawrence, Jersey

Saint Lawrence is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. The parish covers 5,258 vergées and occupies the centre of the Island....

• La Vingtaine de la Vallée
  Vingtaine de la Vallée
  Vingtaine de la Vallée is one of the six vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Coin Hâtain
  Vingtaine du Coin Hâtain
  Vingtaine du Coin Hâtain is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Coin Motier
  Vingtaine du Coin Motier
  Vingtaine du Coin Motier is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Nord
  Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Nord
  Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Nord is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Sud
  Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Sud
  Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Sud is one of the five vingtaines of St Lawrence Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  

St Martin

Saint Martin, Jersey

-Subdivisions:St. Martin is divided into vingtaines as follows:*La Vingtaine de Rozel*La Vingtaine de Faldouet*La Vingtaine de la Quéruée*La Vingtaine de l'Église*La Vingtaine du Fief de la ReineThe Écréhous are part of the parish of St...

• La Vingtaine de Rozel
• La Vingtaine de Faldouet
• La Vingtaine de la Quéruée
• La Vingtaine de l'Église
• La Vingtaine du Fief de la Reine

The Écréhous

Écréhous

The Écréhous are a group of islands and rocks situated six miles north-east of Jersey . They form part of the Bailiwick of Jersey and are administratively part of the Parish of St...

 are part of the parish of St. Martin, but are uninhabited.

St Ouen

Saint Ouen, Jersey

-Cueillettes:Unlike the other parishes of Jersey, the subdivisions of this parish are not named vingtaines, but cueillettes . Vingteniers are still elected, however, in the cueillettes.*La Petite Cueillette*La Grande Cueillette...

Unusually, the subdivisions of this parish are not named vingtaines.

• La Petite Cueillette
• La Grande Cueillette
• La Cueillette de Grantez
• La Cueillette de Millais
• La Cueillette de Vinchelez
• La Cueillette de Léoville

St Peter

Saint Peter, Jersey

Saint Peter is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the west central part of the island. 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...

• La Vingtaine du Douet
• La Vingtaine de St. Nicolas
• La Grande Vingtaine
  Grande Vingtaine
  Grande Vingtaine is one of the three vingtaines of St. Clement Parish on the Channel Island of Jersey....
  
  
• La Vingtaine des Augerez
• La Vingtaine du Coin Varin

St Saviour

Saint Saviour, Jersey

-Notable sites:*Highlands College*De La Salle College*St. Michael's Preparatory School*Hautlieu School*Grainville Cricket Ground*Grainville School*Jersey Evening Post offices and printing works-External links:**...

• 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

Trinity

Trinity, Jersey

Trinity is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. It is in the north east of the island.Trinity has the reputation of being the most rural of Jersey's parishes, being the third-largest parish by surface area with the third-smallest population. The parish covers 6,817 vergées...

• La Vingtaine de la Ville-à-l'Évêque
• La Vingtaine de Rozel
• La Vingtaine du Rondin
• La Vingtaine des Augrès
• La Vingtaine de la Croiserie