Editing Herm (section)

{{Short description|Island in the Bailiwick of Guernsey in the Channel Islands}}
{{about|the Channel Island called Herm}}
{{EngvarB|date=January 2014}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox dependency
|name                     = Herm
|native_name              = {{lang|nrf-GG|Haerme}} ([[Guernésiais]])
|settlement_type          = [[Guernsey|Part of Guernsey]], [[Bailiwick of Guernsey]]
|linking_name             = Herm
|image_flag               = Flag of Herm.svg
|flag_size                = 125px
|flag_link                = Flag of Herm
|image_seal               = Blason Ile Herm.svg
|seal_size                = 70px
|seal_type                = Coat of arms
|seal_link                = 
|anthem                   = ''[[Sarnia Cherie]]''{{nbsp|2}}{{small|([[Guernsey]])}}
|image_map                = Guernsey-Herm.png
|mapsize                  = 
|map_alt                  = Location of Herm
|subdivision_type         = [[Sovereign state]]
|subdivision_name         = [[United Kingdom]]{{efn|The UK is the sovereign state that is responsible for Guernsey internationally, Guernsey not being sovereign in its own right. But Guernsey is not part of the UK.}}
|subdivision_type2        = [[Crown Dependencies|Crown Dependency]]
|subdivision_name2        = [[Guernsey]]
|subdivision_type3        = [[Parishes of Guernsey|Parish]]
|subdivision_name3        = [[Saint Peter Port]]
|established_title        = [[Duchy of Normandy]]
|official_languages       = {{hlist|[[English language|English]]|[[Guernésiais]]|[[French language|French]]}}
|capital                  =
|coordinates              =
|largest_city             = 
|ethnic_groups            =
|government_type          = [[Parliamentary system|Parliamentary]] [[constitutional monarchy]]
|leader_title1            = [[Duke of Normandy|Duke]]
|leader_name1             = [[Charles III]]
|leader_title2            = [[Lieutenant Governor of Guernsey|Lt Governor]]
|leader_name2             = [[Richard Cripwell]]
|leader_title3            = [[List of tenants of Herm|Tenants]]
|leader_name3             = John and Julia Singer
|area_km2                 = 2
|area_rank                = 
|area_sq_mi               = 0.77
|percent_water            = negligible
|population_estimate      = 
|population_census        = 60
|population_estimate_year = 
|population_estimate_rank = 
|population_census_year   = 2002
|population_density_km2   = 30
|population_density_sq_mi = 77.7
|population_density_rank  = 
|GDP_PPP                  = 
|GDP_PPP_year             = 
|GDP_PPP_rank             = 
|GDP_PPP_per_capita       = 
|GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank  = 
|currency                 = [[Pound sterling]]<sup>a</sup>
|currency_code            = GBP
|timezone                 = [[Greenwich Mean Time|GMT]]
|utc_offset               = {{sp}}
|utc_offset_DST           = +1
|timezone_DST             = [[British Summer Time]]
|date_format              = dd/mm/yyyy
|drives_on                = left
|calling_code             = [[Telephone numbers in the United Kingdom#Guernsey|+44]]
|postal_code_type         = [[Postcodes in the United Kingdom#Crown Dependencies|UK postcode]]
|postal_code              = [[GY postcode area|GY1–GY8]]
|iso_code                 = [[ISO 3166-2:GG|GG]]
|cctld                    = [[.gg]]{{nbsp|2}}{{small|([[Guernsey]])}}
|footnotes               = The States of Guernsey, of which Herm is part, issue their own [[pound sterling|sterling]] coins and banknotes; see [[Guernsey pound]].
}}
{{Designation list
| designation1 = Ramsar
| designation1_offname = Herm, Jethou and The Humps
| designation1_date = 19 October 2015
| designation1_number = 2277<ref>{{cite web|title=Herm, Jethou and The Humps|website=[[Ramsar Convention|Ramsar]] Sites Information Service|url=https://rsis.ramsar.org/ris/2277|access-date=25 April 2018}}</ref>}}
'''Herm''' ([[Guernésiais]]: {{lang|nrf-GG|Haerme}}, ultimately from [[Old Norse]] {{lang|non|armr}} 'arm', due to the shape of the island, or [[Old French]] {{lang|fro|eremite}} 'hermit') is one of the [[Channel Islands]] and part of the [[Saint Peter Port#Subdivisions|Parish of St Peter Port]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crwflags.com/FOTW/flags/gg.html |title=Bailiwick of Guernsey |publisher=Crwflags.com |access-date=4 October 2012}}</ref><ref>[http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C3102411 National Archives] accessed 11 February 2016</ref> in the [[Bailiwick of Guernsey]]. It is located in the [[English Channel]], north-west of France and south of England. It is {{cvt|2183|m}} long and under {{convert|873|m}} wide; oriented north–south, with several stretches of sand along its northern coast. The much larger island of [[Guernsey]] lies to the west, [[Jersey]] lies to the south-east, and the smaller island of [[Jethou]] is just off the south-west coast.

Herm was first discovered in the [[Mesolithic|Mesolithic period]], and the first settlers arrived in the [[Neolithic Age|Neolithic]] and [[Bronze Age|Bronze]] Ages. Many tombs from that period remain today, the majority in the north of the island. The island was annexed to the [[Duchy of Normandy]] in 933, but was transferred to the English Crown with the division of Normandy in 1204. It was occupied by Germany in the Second World War and the scene of [[Operation Huckaback]], but was largely bypassed. Herm is currently managed by Herm Island Ltd, formed by Starboard Settlement, who acquired Herm in 2008, following fears during the sale of the island that the 'identity' of the island was at threat.

Herm's harbour is on its west coast. There are several buildings of note in the vicinity, including the [[White House (Herm)|White House]], [[St Tugual's Chapel]], Fisherman's Cottage, The Mermaid pub and restaurant, and a small primary school with about eight pupils. During a busy summer season, up to 100,000 tourists visit the island, arriving by one of the [[catamaran]] ferries operated by the [[Trident Charter Company]]. [[Auto-free zone|Cars are banned]] from the island as are bicycles, although [[all-terrain vehicle|quad bike]]s and [[tractor]]s are allowed for staff and luggage transport, respectively.