Saint-Jeures
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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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 | |
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Commune | |
Saint-Jeures seen from the top of the Suc du Mounier | |
 Location of Saint-Jeures | |
  Saint-Jeures  Saint-Jeures | |
| Coordinates: 45°05′49″N 4°12′21″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux |
| Canton | Boutières |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Lignon |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | André Duboeuf[1] |
Area 1 | 34.14 km2 (13.18 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 1,015 |
| • Density | 29.73/km2 (77.00/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 43199 /43200 |
| Elevation | 749–1,208 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
| Year | Pop. | ±% 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]
