Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne is a city in France, located southwest of Lyon. It is the prefecture of the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It was first mentioned in 1258 as Sancti Stephani de Furanum. From about the 14th century, the importance of the city grew due to the arms that were made there. Jules Massenet was born near Saint-Étienne.

Saint-Étienne
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Coordinates: 45°26′05″N 4°23′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Gaël Perdriau
Area
1
79.97 km2 (30.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
171,483
 • Density2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
42218 /42000, 42100
Elevation422–1,117 m (1,385–3,665 ft)
(avg. 516 m or 1,693 ft)
Websitehttp://www.saint-etienne.fr/
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

A.S. Saint-Étienne is a famous football club.

Education

Sister cities

Saint-Étienne is twinned with:

  • Annaba (عنّابة), Algeria — since 1981
  • Banska Bystrica, Slovakia — since 2006
  • Ben Arous (بن عروس), Tunisia — since 1994
  • Coventry, United Kingdom — since 1955
  • Des Moines, Iowa, United States — since 1984
  • Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy — since 1960
  • Fes, Morocco — since 2006
  • Geltendorf, Bavaria, Germany — since 1966
  • Granby, Quebec, Canada — since 1960
  • Katowice, Poland — since 1994
  • Luhansk (Луга́нськ), Ukraine — since 1959
  • Nazareth Illit (נָצְרַת עִלִּית), Israel — since 1974
  • Oeiras, Portugal — since 1995
  • Patras, Greece — since 1990
  • Toamasina, Madagascar — since 1967
  • Warsaw, Poland — since 1995
  • Windsor, Ontario, Canada — since 1963
  • Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — since 1960
  • Xúzhōu (徐州市), Jiāngsū (江苏省), China — since 1984

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