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
Location of Saint-Jeures
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 (20202026) 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" (in French). 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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