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 (Jèrriais: 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 or 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.

Table of Vingtaines

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Vingtaines of Jersey
Parishes of Jersey
_id[1] Vingtaine Parish area
hectares[2]
population[1] density
per km²
1 La Vingtaine de la Rocque Grouville 98.35 914 929.3 1
2 La Vingtaine de la Rue Grouville 220.25 441 200.2
3 La Vingtaine de Longueville Grouville 198.40 728 366.9
4 La Vingtaine des Marais Grouville 304.40 3318 1090.0
5 La Vingtaine de la Moye Saint Brélade 338.01 2161 639.3
6 La Vingtaine de Noirmont Saint Brélade 342.39 2505 731.6
7 La Vingtaine des Quennevais Saint Brélade 483.90 5358 1107.3
8 La Vingtaine du Coin Saint Brélade 163.16 988 605.5
9 La Grande Vingtaine St Clement 169.86 2292 1349.3
10 La Vingtaine de Samarès Saint Clement 219.82 6875 3127.6 2
11 La Vingtaine du Rocquier Saint Clement 49.11 758 1543.5
12 Canton de Bas de la Vingtaine de la Ville St Helier 33.22 1397 4205.3 6
13 Canton de Haut de la Vingtaine de la Ville St Helier 179.65 9784 5446.1 6
14 La Vingtaine de Bas du Mont au Prêtre St Helier 44.96 5780 12855.9
15 La Vingtaine de Haut du Mont au Prêtre St Helier 189.02 2939 1554.9
16 La Vingtaine du Mont à l'Abbé St Helier 334.48 7207 2154.7
17 La Vingtaine du Mont Cochon St Helier 125.89 1989 1580.0
18 La Vingtaine du Rouge Bouillon St Helier 56.92 6726 11816.6
19 La Vingtaine de Hérupe St John 227.44 861 378.6
20 La Vingtaine du Douet Saint John 370.62 769 207.5
21 La Vingtaine du Nord Saint John 322.06 1421 441.2
22 La Vingtaine de la Vallée St Lawrence 67.69 2046 3022.6
23 La Vingtaine du Coin Hâtain Saint Lawrence 230.06 446 193.9
24 La Vingtaine du Coin Motier Saint Lawrence 227.76 622 273.1
25 La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Nord Saint Lawrence 91.18 560 614.2
26 La Vingtaine du Coin Tourgis Sud Saint Lawrence 157.19 356 226.5
27 La Vingtaine du Haut de la Valle Saint Lawrence 207.93 1531 736.3
28 La Vingtaine de Faldouet St Martin 221.98 1107 498.7
29 La Vingtaine de la Quéruée Saint Martin 186.18 1087 583.8
30 La Vingtaine de l'Église Saint Martin 109.81 598 544.6
31 La Vingtaine de Rozel Saint Martin 405.63 722 178.0 3
32 La Vingtaine du Fief de la Reine Saint Martin 104.53 434 415.2
33 La Vingtaine du Nord St Mary 359.69 539 149.9 4
34 La Vingtaine du Sud Saint Mary 295.61 1279 432.7
35 La Cueillette de Grantez St Ouen 206.05 542 263.0 5
36 La Cueillette de Millais Saint Ouen 268.70 1452 540.4 5
37 La Cueillette de Vinchelez Saint Ouen 293.79 947 322.3 5
38 La Cueillette de Léoville Saint Ouen 347.43 446 128.4 5
39 La Grande Cueillette Saint Ouen 298.48 583 195.3 5
40 La Petite Cueillette Saint Ouen 119.38 236 197.7 5
41 La Grande Vingtaine St Peter 366.65 837 228.3
42 La Vingtaine de St. Nicolas Saint Peter 254.00 2102 827.6
43 La Vingtaine des Augerez Saint Peter 183.15 506 276.3
44 La Vingtaine du Coin Varin Saint Peter 140.20 312 222.5
45 La Vingtaine du Douet Saint Peter 230.92 1507 652.6
46 La Vingtaine de la Grande Longueville St Saviour 112.61 468 415.6
47 La Vingtaine de la Petite Longueville Saint Saviour 148.67 5109 3436.5
48 La Vingtaine de Maufant Saint Saviour 239.25 1152 481.5
49 La Vingtaine de Sous la Hougue Saint Saviour 80.58 764 948.1
50 La Vingtaine de Sous l'Église Saint Saviour 158.16 4846 3064.0
51 La Vingtaine des Pigneaux Saint Saviour 189.06 1565 827.8
52 La Vingtaine de la Croiserie Trinity 144.21 287 199.0
53 La Vingtaine de la Ville-à-l'Évêque Trinity 350.91 707 201.5
54 La Vingtaine de Rozel Trinity 342.20 811 237.0
55 La Vingtaine des Augrès Trinity 183.24 676 368.9
56 La Vingtaine du Rondin Trinity 234.07 874 373.4

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^1 includes the remote and uninhabited Minquiers[3]
^2 includes La Motte Island
^3 including the remote and uninhabited Écréhous and Les Dirouilles
^4 including the remote and uninhabited Pierres de Lecq
^5 Unusually, the subdivisions of St Ouen parish are not named vingtaines, they are instead named cueillettes
^6 This canton is a subdivision of la Vingtaine de la Ville

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