Saint-Jean-le-Vieux (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ ʒɑ̃ lə vjø] ⓘ; Basque: Donazaharre) is a commune in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques department in south-western France.

[3] The town of Saint-Jean-le-Vieux was razed to the ground in 1177 by the troops of Richard the Lionheart after a siege.

The Kings of Navarre refounded the town at nearby Saint-Jean-Pied-de-Port as the regional capital shortly afterwards.

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