Saint-Jeures

Saint-Jeures (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒœʁ]; Occitan: Sant Gèire) is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is around 40 km southwest of Saint-Étienne.[3]

Saint-Jeures
Commune
Saint-Jeures seen from the top of the Suc du Mounier
Saint-Jeures seen from the top of the Suc du Mounier
Location of Saint-Jeures
Saint-Jeures is located in France
Saint-Jeures
Saint-Jeures
Saint-Jeures is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Saint-Jeures
Saint-Jeures
Coordinates: 45°05′49″N 4°12′21″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentHaute-Loire
ArrondissementYssingeaux
CantonBoutières
IntercommunalityHaut-Lignon
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) André Duboeuf[1]
Area
1
34.14 km2 (13.18 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
972
 • Density28/km2 (74/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
43199 /43200
Elevation749–1,208 m (2,457–3,963 ft)
(avg. 1,040 m or 3,410 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±% p.a.
1968 1,059—    
1975 917−2.04%
1982 775−2.37%
1990 767−0.13%
1999 782+0.22%
2009 906+1.48%
2014 954+1.04%
2020 967+0.23%
Source: INSEE[4]

Personalities
  • Joseph Bonet de Treyches, politician during the French Revolution, was born here on 28 March 1757.
  • Philippe Vocanson, the oldest man in France (for 16 months) and in Europe (for 4 months), was born here on 20 October 1904. He died in Saint-Étienne on 18 January 2015 aged 110.[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
  2. "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. INSEE commune file
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. "Saint-Étienne : le doyen des Français est mort à 110 ans". Le Progrès. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
  6. "Le doyen des Français est mort à l'âge de 110 ans". Libération. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
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