Saint-Jeures
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Saint-Jeures | |
Coordinates: 45°05′49″N 4°12′21″E / 45.0969°N 4.2058°ECoordinates: 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 (Jan. 2018)[2] | 965 |
• 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. |
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.
Geography[]
The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.
Population[]
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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.[3][4]
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 2018". INSEE. 28 December 2020.
- ^ "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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