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A vingtaine (literally "group of twenty" in French) is: a political subdivision of Jersey. They are subdivisions of the various parishes of Jersey, and one, La Vingtaine de la Ville (The Vingtaine of the town), in Saint Helier is further divided into two cantons.
St. Ouen has cueillettes (JĂšrriais: Tchilliettes) instead of vingtaines.
In each vingtaine, vingteniers and Constable's officers (in French: officiers du Connétable) are elected as part of Jersey's Honorary Police 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.
Constable's Officers are elected to serve a vingtaine/cueillette at an Assembly of the electors of that Parish. They assist the Centeniers and vingteniers of the parish with community policing.
Roads Inspectors 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 they are sworn in as officers by the Royal Court. Roads Inspectors report to and must enforce the decisions of the Roads Committee of the Parish.
By parish, the vingtaines are as follows-
Grouvilleâ»
- La Vingtaine des Marais
- La Vingtaine de la Rue
- La Vingtaine de Longueville
- La Vingtaine de la Rocque (includes the uninhabited Minquiers)
Saint BrĂ©ladeâ»
St Clementâ»
- La Grande Vingtaine
- La Vingtaine du Rocquier
- La Vingtaine de SamarĂšs (includes La Motte Island)
St Helierâ»
- La Vingtaine de la Ville
- La Vingtaine du Rouge Bouillon
- La Vingtaine de Bas du Mont au PrĂȘtre
- La Vingtaine de Haut du Mont au PrĂȘtre
- La Vingtaine du Mont à l'Abbé
- La Vingtaine du Mont Cochon
St Johnâ»
St Lawrenceâ»
- La Vingtaine de la Vallée
- La Vingtaine du Coin HĂątain
- La Vingtaine du Coin Motier
- La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Nord
- La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Sud
St Martinâ»
- La Vingtaine de Rozel
- La Vingtaine de Faldouet
- La Vingtaine de la Quéruée
- La Vingtaine de l'Ăglise
- La Vingtaine du Fief de la Reine
The ĂcrĂ©hous (including Les Dirouilles and Pierres de Lecq) are part of the parish of St. Martin, but are uninhabited.
St Maryâ»
St Ouenâ»
Unusually, the subdivisions of this parish are not named vingtaines, they are instead named cueillettes.
- La Petite Cueillette
- La Grande Cueillette
- La Cueillette de Grantez
- La Cueillette de Millais
- La Cueillette de Vinchelez
- La Cueillette de LĂ©oville
St Peterâ»
- La Vingtaine du Douet
- La Vingtaine de St. Nicolas
- La Grande Vingtaine
- La Vingtaine des Augerez
- La Vingtaine du Coin Varin
St Saviourâ»
- 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'Ăglise
Trinityâ»
- La Vingtaine de la Ville-Ă -l'ĂvĂȘque
- La Vingtaine de Rozel
- La Vingtaine du Rondin
- La Vingtaine des AugrĂšs
- La Vingtaine de la Croiserie