Saint-Jeures

Saint-Jeures (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.

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.