Jurisdiction of the Bailiwick of Guernsey in United Kingdom
Sark
Sèr / Cerq (Sercquiais) Sercq(French)
Jurisdiction of the Bailiwick of Guernsey
Flag
Coat of arms
Anthem: "God Save the King"
Location of Sark (circled)
in the Bailiwick of Guernsey (red)
Map of Sark within the Bailiwick
Sovereign state
United Kingdom
Crown Dependency
Bailiwick of Guernsey
Separation from the Duchy of Normandy
1204
Fief granted to Hellier de Carteret
1565
Feudalism abolished
9 April 2008
Official languages
English
Recognised regional languages
Sercquiais
Government
Self-governing dependency under a parliamentary constitutional monarchy
• Duke of Normandy
Charles III
• Seigneur
Christopher Beaumont
Legislature
Chief Pleas
Area
• Total
5.45 km2 (2.10 sq mi)
Population
• 2023 census
562[1]
• Density
103/km2 (266.8/sq mi)
Currency
Guernsey pound[a]
Pound sterling (£)
(GBP)
Time zone
UTC±00:00 (GMT)
• Summer (DST)
UTC+01:00 (BST)
Date format
dd/mm/yyyy
Driving side
left
Calling code
+44
UK postcode
GY10
ISO 3166 code
GG (CQ reserved) [2]
Internet TLD
.gg (.cq reserved)[3]
Sark (Sercquiais: Sèr or Cerq) is a part of the Channel Islands in the southwestern English Channel, off the coast of Normandy, France. It is a royal fief, which forms part of the Bailiwick of Guernsey, with its own set of laws based on Norman law and its own parliament. It has a population of about 500.[4] Sark (including the nearby island of Brecqhou) has an area of 2.10 square miles (5.44 km2).[5] Little Sark is a peninsula joined by a natural but high and very narrow isthmus to the rest of Sark Island.
Sark is one of the few remaining places in the world where cars are banned from roads and only tractors, bicycles and horse-drawn vehicles are allowed.[6] In 2011, Sark was designated as a Dark Sky Community and the first Dark Sky Island in the world.[7]
^"Sark population grew by just 69 people in half a century, reveals census". 15 September 2023.
^"ISO 3166: CQ".
^"Registration form for 'CQ'".
^Too many people – or not enough? Jersey's population dilemma Archived 13 July 2018 at the Wayback Machine, Jersey Evening Post, 9 April 2015
^"The official website for the Island of Sark". Sark Tourism. 23 January 2014. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
^Walden, Lisa (16 August 2020). "The idyllic car-free island of Sark is looking for 500 new residents". Country Living. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
^Palca, Joe (February 2011). "Lights Out: Tiny Sark Named First 'Dark-Sky' Island". NPR. Retrieved 6 August 2021.
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