| Paul Giéra | |
| Birth Date: | 22 January 1816 |
| Birth Place: | Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Death Place: | Avignon, Vaucluse, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
| Occupation: | Poet |
Paul Giéra (22 January 1816 – 26 April 1861) was a French Provençal poet.
Paul Giéra was born on 22 January 1816 in Avignon.[1] His father was Jean Baptiste Joseph Giéra and his mother, Marie Madeleine Marguerite Crillon.[1]
Giéra was the owner of the Château de Font-Ségugne in Châteauneuf-de-Gadagne.
On 21 May 1854, he invited Joseph Roumanille, Frédéric Mistral, Théodore Aubanel, Alphonse Tavan, Jean Brunet and Anselme Mathieu, where they founded the Félibrige movement.[2]
He died on 26 April 1861 in his hometown of Avignon.[1]
The Collège Paul Giéra in Avignon was named in his honour. It closed down in 2009 due to lack of public funding.[3]
The Gymnase Paul Giéra in Avignon was also named in his honour.[4]