Saint-Étienne

Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Canton	Chief town of 9 cantons
Intercommunality	Saint-Étienne Métropole
Mayor	Maurice Vincent (PS) (2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation	422–1117 m (1,385–3,665 ft) (avg. 516 m / 1,693 ft)
Land area1	79.97 km2 (30.88 sq mi)
Population2	178,530  (2007 estimate)
- Ranking	16th in France
- Density	2,232 /km2 (5,780 /sq mi)
Time zone	CET (GMT +1)
INSEE/Postal code	42218/ 42000, 42100
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.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Étienne is a city in France. It is southwest of Lyon. It is the capital of the Loire département. About 180.000 people live there. It was first mentioned in 1258 as Sancti Stephani de Furanum. From about the 14th century, the importance of the city grew because of the arms that were made there. Jules Massenet was born near Saint-Étienne.

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

Other websites

• City council website
• Tourist board official website