Saint-Jeures
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Location within Auvergne region
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Haute-Loire |
| Arrondissement | Yssingeaux |
| Canton | Tence |
| Intercommunality | Haut-Lignon |
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| • Mayor | Joseph Delolme |
| Area1 | 34.14 km2 (13.18 sq mi) |
| Population (1999)2 | 782 |
| • Density | 23/km2 (59/sq mi) |
| 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. 2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. | |
Saint-Jeures is a commune in the Haute-Loire department in south-central France. It is around 40 km southwest of Saint-Étienne.
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Geography
The river Lignon du Velay flows through the commune.
People
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.[1][2]
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