Saint-Jeures | |
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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 / 45.0969°N 4.2058°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 | 972 |
• Density | 28/km2 (74/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. |
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]
Geography
The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.
Population
Year | Pop. | ±% p.a. |
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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
- ↑ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ↑ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ↑ INSEE commune file
- ↑ Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
- ↑ "Saint-Étienne : le doyen des Français est mort à 110 ans". Le Progrès. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
- ↑ "Le doyen des Français est mort à l'âge de 110 ans". Libération. Retrieved 23 January 2015.

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