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
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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  (Jan. 2019)[2]	968
• Density	28/km2 (73/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

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.[4][5]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

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