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Tourist information - Channel Islands

The Channel Islands are a group of small islands, dependencies of the United KIngdom and situated in the English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. The 2 principal islands of the group include Jersey and Guernsey.

The temperate climate and picturesque scenery attracts many tourists, who play an important role in the economy of the islands. French and English are the official languages, but the people, especially on Guernsey and Jersey more usually speak English.

Jersey island is most famous for the raising of Jersey cattle, a local breed, the cultivation of Jersey potatoes along with tomatoes, fruits, flowers and fishing. Tourism has many points of interest including prehistoric megalithic monuments, an 11th-century church, and the ruins of two medieval castles. Saint Helier is the capital town of Jersey. Population is around 85,000.

The Bailiwick of Jersey is a British crown dependency off the coast of Normandy, France. As well as the island of Jersey itself, it also includes the uninhabited islands of Minquiers and Ecréhous. Along with the Bailiwick of Guernsey it forms the grouping known as the Channel Islands. The defence of all these islands is the responsibility of the United Kingdom. However, Jersey is not part of the UK, but is rather a separate possession of the Crown, comparable to the Isle of Man. It is not a part of the European Union either.

Jersey is a 45 sq. mi. (116 km²) island in the English Channel, approximately 12 mi. from the Cotentin Peninsula in Normandy, France. It is the largest and southernmost of Channel Islands.

The climate is temperate with mild winters and cool summers, it also has the most sunshine per year in the British Isles. The terrain consists of gently rolling plain with low, rugged hills along north coast.

Politically, Jersey is divided into 12 parishes, all having access to the sea and mostly named after saints:

Saint Helier
Saint Saviour
Saint Clement
Grouville (historically Saint Martin de Grouville)
Saint Martin (historically Saint Martin le Vieux)
Trinity
Saint John
Saint Mary
Saint Ouen
Saint Peter
Saint Brelade
Saint Lawrence
The parishes are further divided into vingtaines (or, in St. Ouen, cueillettes), divisions which are historic and nowadays mostly used for purposes of local administration and electoral constituency.

Towns in Jersey