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From street signs, to names such as Renouf, De La Haye, and Le Feuvre and elements of Jersey customary law, Jersey still bears many hallmarks of its French heritage, which dates back more than 1,000 years... But, ask the average islander in the street, and would they tell you they really ‘feel’ close to France?
Changing that for the benefit of the island’s economic and cultural good was an early priority of the last government, and remains so under the current one.
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