Saint-Clement (Jersey)

Saint-Clement ( Holy Cliément in Jersey) is one of the twelve parishes of the island of Jersey (Channel Islands). It is smallest Paroisse of the island, but it has the greatest population density: : 8196 people lived in 2001 there. The surface of Saint-Clement is roughly of 422 hectares.

Geography

Located at the south-eastern end of Jersey, the parish is characterized by a moderated climate, thanks to its proximity of the sea. Even if it snows in the north of the island, normally one does not find any with Saint-Clement. The ground is not very high - makes the floods of the sea of them often took place during the history. It was even necessary to rebuild the main roads of the parish more far from the sea in 1812 after a large flood destroyed it.

The parish is crossed by two main roads; The Main road of the Coast (at the seaside) and the Main road of Saint-Clement. In the north and the west of Saint-Clement one finds the parish of Grouville, while in the west Saint-Clement is separated from the parish from Saint-Hélier, city principal of the island, by an edge of the parish of Saint-Saver. The suburbs of Saint-Hélier started to move towards Saint-Saver and Saint-Clement during the 19th century and this tendency continued, whereas these two parishes became partially urban.

Administration of the parish

The parish is divided into three districts, called scores , which are:

the Great Score
the Score of Rocquier
the Score of Samarès

The parish is directed by a Connétable elected for one three years period. It is primarily responsible for all that occurs in the parish. The parishioners elect also two deputies; they are charged to represent the parish in the States of Jersey. Under the constable there is, inter alia, two Procureurs of the public property , who deals with the financial businesses of the parish and the honorary group of Police (containing the centeniers , vingteniers and officers of the constable ). As Jersey does not follow a laic governmental model as to France, one finds the vice-chancellor (priest) and his personnel in the middle of the life and, to a certain extent, the administration of the parish.

The administration of the parish occurs in the church hall; that which one finds on the Main road of the coast.

Saint-Clement is single in Jersey as an only parish not to be twinned with a town of Normandy.

Daily life

The parish of Saint-Clement has two elementary schools, a secondary school, two Protestant churches, a Catholic church and a church methodist. Some of these buildings are rather old and belong to the inheritance of the parish. The school of Saint-Clement was built in 1901 and, during the first years, the courses all were in French.

There are many stores in the parish, a pharmacy, hotels and a pub. There exist beautiful beaches which also attract the parishioners and the tourists.

The parish comprises many beautiful small roads, all named, which are appropriate for those which want to make walk or bicycle. But attention - there are hills as well as streets punts!

Historical places

The Dolmen of the Ubé Mount is on Saint-Clement and date of 3.000 years front J. - C..

The tower of Hocq was built in 1778 to contribute to the defense of the island against the French who had been just combined with the American Insurgents.

The famous French writer, Victor Hugo, lived a few months in the parish, in Marina Terrace. It is there that it composed its collection of poems the Punishments . Unfortunately, following a coarse letter addressed to the British royal family, Victor Hugo had to leave the island. It is the constable of Saint-Clement who brought it to the port, where he took a boat bound for Guernesey.

Historical places

the Parish of Saint-Clement

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