Jersey
"Ma Normandie" (My Normandy)

Words by: Frédéric Bérat
Music by: Frédéric Bérat
In use since: 19th century

Jersey is a Crown dependency of the United Kingdom located in the English Channel off the cost of France; together with Guernsey, they are known as the Channel Islands.

Jersey (and the other Channel Islands) were originally colonized by Normans from Normandy and were a part of Normandy for a time in their history as well. This is why the anthem lyrics are in French, as you can still hear it spoken on the island today. Not surprisingly, the anthem is also used unofficially as the anthem of the French region of Normandy.

Perhaps because the anthem mentions Normandy and France, but not Jersey, a new anthem was comissioned in 2007, the winner, declared the following spring, was "Island Home" by resident Gerard Le Feuvre, it awaits confirmation by the local government before it is declared official.

Special thanks to: Ken Westmoreland for providing the French lyrics.

See also: United Kingdom.