Saint-Jeures

Saint-Jeures is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is around 40 km southwest of Saint-Étienne.

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
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Haute-Loire
Arrondissement	Yssingeaux
Canton	Boutières
Intercommunality	Haut-Lignon
Government
• Mayor (2014–2020)	André Duboeuf
Area ^1	34.14 km^2 (13.18 sq mi)
Population  (2017-01-01)[1]	964
• Density	28/km^2 (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 km^2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.

Population

Historical population

Year Pop. ±% 1793 2,461 —     1806 2,486 +1.0% 1821 2,613 +5.1% 1831 2,758 +5.5% 1841 2,650 −3.9% 1851 2,862 +8.0% 1861 2,871 +0.3% 1872 2,940 +2.4% 1881 2,720 −7.5% 1891 2,593 −4.7% 1901 2,612 +0.7% 1911 2,541 −2.7%

Year Pop. ±% 1921 2,120 −16.6% 1931 1,793 −15.4% 1946 1,504 −16.1% 1954 1,277 −15.1% 1962 1,164 −8.8% 1968 1,059 −9.0% 1975 917 −13.4% 1982 775 −15.5% 1990 767 −1.0% 1999 782 +2.0% 2008 886 +13.3% 2017 964 +8.8%

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.[2][3]

See also

• Communes of the Haute-Loire department

References

• INSEE commune file

1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
2. "Saint-Étienne : le doyen des Français est mort à 110 ans". Le Progrès. Retrieved 23 January 2015.
3. "Le doyen des Français est mort à l'âge de 110 ans". Libération. Retrieved 23 January 2015.