Grouville
Grouville is one of the twelve parishes of Jersey in the Channel Islands. The parish is around 3.9 kilometres (2.4 mi) east of St Helier. The parish covers a surface area of 4,354 vergées (7.8 km²). The parish includes the south-east portion of the main island of the Bailiwick of Jersey, as well as the Minquiers islets several miles to the south, and is dominated by the broad sweep of the Royal Bay of Grouville. It borders St. Clement, St. Saviour and St. Martin.
Grouville | |
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Jersey parish | |
View south across the Royal Bay of Grouville | |
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Flag Coat of arms | |
Location of Grouville in Jersey | |
| Crown Dependency | Jersey, Channel Islands |
| Government | |
| • Connétable | John Le Maistre |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.8 km2 (3.0 sq mi) |
| • Rank | Ranked 10th |
| Population (2011) | |
| • Total | 4,866 |
| • Density | 620/km2 (1,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01 |
| Postcode district | |
| Postcode sector | 9 |
| Website | www |
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