Saint-Étienne
commune in Loire, France
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.
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| Coordinates: 45°26′05″N 4°23′25″E / 45.4347°N 4.3903°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| Intercommunality | Saint-Étienne Métropole |
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| • Mayor (2014–2020) | Gaël Perdriau |
| Area 1 | 79.97 km2 (30.88 sq mi) |
| Population (2012) | 171,483 |
| • Density | 2,100/km2 (5,600/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 42218 /42000, 42100 |
| Elevation | 422–1,117 m (1,385–3,665 ft) (avg. 516 m or 1,693 ft) |
| Website | http://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.
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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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- City council website
- Tourist board official website Archived 2007-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
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