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Saint Sampson | |
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 Location of Saint Sampson in Guernsey | |
| Crown Dependency | Guernsey, Channel Islands |
| Government | |
| • Electoral district | St Sampson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.0 km2 (2.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2019) | |
| • Total | 8,966 |
| • Density | 1,500/km2 (3,900/sq mi) |
| Time zone | GMT |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+01 |
St Sampson (Guernésiais: Saint Samsaon) is a parish of Guernsey, an island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey, directly north of St Peter Port. It is on the north-west and north-east coasts of the island and is split into two sections, intersected by Vale.
The parish has a population of 8,966.[citation needed] Its residents are known as roînes (the Guernésiais for frogs).
What is currently the northern boundary of the parish originally ran along the south coast of Le Braye du Valle, a tidal channel that made the northern extremity of Guernsey, Le Clos du Valle, a tidal island. La Braye du Valle was drained and reclaimed in 1806 by the British Government as a defence measure. The eastern end of the former channel became the town and harbour (from 1820) of St. Sampson's, now the second biggest port in Guernsey. The western end of La Braye is now Le Grand Havre. The roadway called The Bridge across the end of the harbour at St. Sampson's recalls the bridge that formerly linked the two parts of Guernsey at high tide.