Ville de Saint-Étienne
	Coat of arms
Motto: Franco-Provençal:
Saint-Charles Cathedral in Saint-Étienne
Location
Time Zone	CET (GMT +1)
Coordinates	45°26′05″N, 04°23′25″E
Administration
Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire (42)
Canton	Chief town of 9 cantons
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Étienne Métropole
Mayor	Maurice Vincent (UMP) (since March 2008)
Statistics
Elevation	422 m–1,117 m (avg. Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto Saint-Étienne Cathedral ( Cathédrale Saint-Charles-de-Borromé de Saint-Étienne) is a Roman Catholic cathedral in the town of Saint-Étienne. A geographic coordinate system enables every location on the Earth to be specified in three coordinates using mainly a spherical coordinate system. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division Loire ( Arpitan: Lêre, Occitan: Léger) is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the The cantons of France are territorial subdivisions of the French Republic's 341 arrondissements and 100 departments. The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. 516 m)
Land area¹	79.97 km²
Population² (2005 estimate)	175,700
- Ranking	16th in France
- Density	2'197/km² (2004)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	42218/ 42000 / 42100
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0. To help compare sizes of different geographic regions we list here Areas between 10 km² (1000 Hectares and 100 km² (10000 hectares As of January 1, 2008, 64473140 people live in the French Republic. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume The INSEE code is a numerical indexing code used by the French National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies (INSEE to identify various entities including communes Postal codes were introduced in France in 1972, when La Poste introduced automated sorting. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
2 Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once. C D E

Saint-Étienne (Sant-Etiève in Arpitan) is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles) southwest of Lyon. Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. Located in the Rhône-Alpes région, Saint-Étienne is the préfecture (capital) of the Loire département. Rhône-Alpes ( Franco-Provençal: Rôno-Arpes; Occitan: Ròse Aups) is one of the 26 regions of France, located on the France is divided into 26 regions or régions (in French of which 21 are in continental Metropolitan France, one is the island of Corsica, A prefecture ( préfecture) in France can refer to: the Chef-lieu de département, the town in which the administration of a ''département'' Loire ( Arpitan: Lêre, Occitan: Léger) is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the In the context of the political and geographic organization of France and many of its former colonies a department (département depaʁtǝmɑ̃ is an Administrative division It is situated in the Massif Central. The Massif Central ( Occitan: Massís Central / Massís Centrau) is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of Mountains and

Geography

The town is situated on the trunk road that connects Toulouse with Lyon through the Massif Central. Toulouse ( pronounced in standard French, and in the local accent ( Occitan: Tolosa, pronounced) is a city in southwest ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. The Massif Central ( Occitan: Massís Central / Massís Centrau) is an elevated region in south-central France, consisting of Mountains and

History

Musée d'art et d'industrie

In the 16th century, Saint-Étienne possessed an arms factory, and it was this industry which accounted for the town's importance, though it engaged also in the manufacture of ribbons and passementerie from the 17th century. A ribbon or riband is a thin band of flexible material typically Cloth but also Plastic or sometimes Metal, used primarily for binding and tying Passementerie or passementarie is the art of making elaborate trimmings or edgings (in French passements) of applied Braid, Gold (During the French revolution Saint-Étienne was renamed Armeville ("Arms town") because of this activity. The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an ) Later still it became a coal-mining centre and more recently has been known for the manufacture of bicycles. Saint-Étienne was the seat of a post office in 1825 and in 1832, and a relay station in 1832. It did not really develop to any degree until the 19th century.

In the first half of the 19th century, it was only a chief town of an arrondissement in the département of the Loire, with a population in 1832 numbering 19,672 in the east canton and 13,392. Concentration of industry locally prompted these numbers to rise rapidly to 110,000 by about 1880. It was this growing importance of Saint-Étienne that led to its being made seat of the prefecture and the departmental administration on 25 July 1855, Saint-Étienne became the chief town in the département and seat of the prefect, usurping the position which had hitherto belonged to Montbrison. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Montbrison is a commune of the Loire département, in France. This latter was reduced to the status of a chief town of an arrondissement. Saint-Étienne had absorbed the commune of Valbenoîte and several other neighbouring localities on 31 March 1855. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Year 1855 ( MDCCCLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year

Demographics

Population of the city (commune) at the 1999 census was 180,210 inhabitants (177,300 inhabitants as of February 2004 estimates). The commune is the lowest level of administrative division in the French Republic. Population of the whole metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine) at the 1999 census was 321,703 inhabitants. The aire urbaine is an INSEE (the national statistics office of France statistical region comprising a Couronne périurbaine commuter belt around a contiguous

Inhabitants of Saint-Étienne are called stéphanois in French. They are named so because "Étienne" is French equivalent of the Greek Stephanos (Stephen in English).

The Church in Saint-Étienne

Before the French Revolution the town comprised only two parishes: Saint-Étienne (or the mother church, thirteenth century) and Notre-Dame (seventeenth century). The French Revolution (1789–1799 was a period of political and social upheaval in the History of France, during which the French governmental structure previously an After the Revolutionary terror, three chapels of ease were set up: Saint-Louis and Saint-Ennemond, which had a priest in charge from February 1803, and Saint-Marie whose church, under the old regime, had been that of the convent of the same name. All the other parishes in the town are later than 1840, with the exception of Valbenoîte. A significant event in the history of the Church in Saint-Étienne was the mission that was preached there from 25 March to 21 May 1821 by the diocesan missioners of Lyons, lead by the abbé Jean-Marie Mioland, and including the abbé Ferdinand Donnet. Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Year 1821 ( MDCCCXXI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year This mission made a considerable stir and was the subject of an article in the newspaper L'Ami de la Religion (t. 28, 106-107) as well as of a famous satirical poem in the regional language, Arpitan. Franco-Provençal ( Francoprovençal) or Arpitan ( Vernacular: frp francoprovençâl arpitan patouès; francoprovenzale arpitano dialetto

The Saint-Étienne diocese was erected only in the 1970s, formed by the arrondissements of Saint-Étienne and Montbrison, constituting thus the greater part of the department of the Loire. Montbrison is a commune of the Loire département, in France. Hitherto the entire Loire had been part of the Lyon diocese since 1801. Loire ( Arpitan: Lêre, Occitan: Léger) is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the ||-||} Lyon, also known as Lyons in English is a city in east-central France. There were consequently no united and no significant obsolete jurisdictions nor any diocese resulting from the system set up by the 1790 Civil Constitution of the Clergy. The Civil Constitution of the Clergy ( "Constitution civile du clergé") was a law passed on July 12, 1790 during the French Revolution

Sport

Lance Armstrong on the streets of Saint-Étienne

The Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne is a football club based in this area. Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne Loire, ( ASSE or AS Saint-Étienne) are a French football team founded in 1920 Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a Team sport played between two teams of eleven players and is widely considered

St. Étienne used to be the capital of the French bicycle industry. The bicycle, cycle, or bike is a pedal-driven, human-powered vehicle with two wheels attached to a frame, one behind A major bicycle wheel manufacturer Mavic is based in the city, and at some point frame manufacturers such as Motobécane and Vitus were also based here. Bicycle Wheel is a readymade by Marcel Duchamp consisting of a bicycle fork with front wheel mounted upside-down on a wooden stool Mavic is a French Bicycle parts manufacturer Motobécane was a French manufacturer of Bicycles Mopeds Motorcycles and other small vehicles established in 1923 The city often hosts a stage of the Tour de France. History See also:CategoryTour de France by year The dominant sports newspaper in France

In summer 2005, the Tour de France passed through St. Étienne. Lance Armstrong won the time trial (contre-la-montre) stage, his only stage win of his 7th and final Tour win. Lance Armstrong (born Lance Edward Gunderson September 18 1971 is an American professional road racing cyclist for UCI ProTeam Team Astana

Tourism

The city is home to three museums, of which the Musée d'Art Moderne, has one of the finest collections of Modern Art in the world. It is surpassed only by the equivalent museum in Paris and New York's MOMA (Museum of Modern Art) in terms of content. The other museums are Musée de la Mine, and Musée des Ponts et Chaussées.

Transport

Saint-Étienne is notable also for its tramway. The Tramway de Saint-Étienne is a Tram system in the French city of Saint-Étienne, France, its particularity is that is has functionned non During the 20^th century, almost all other French cities got rid of their tramways, only Saint-Étienne and Lille kept their systems. Lille (lil Rijsel is a city in northern France. It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest Metropolitan area in the country This went full circle as gradually many French cities began to realise the benefits and reinstall their networks, whilst Saint-Étienne simply bought new trams and helped other cities with its experience.

Bus and tram transport is regulated and provided by the STAS, a public transport executive type organisation. Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise, or STAS operates a public transport network and infrastructure in and around Saint-Étienne. In the United Kingdom, Passenger Transport Executives (PTEs are local government bodies which are responsible for Public transport within large urban areas

Colleges and universities

• Jean Monnet University
• École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint-Étienne (EMSE or ENSMSE)
• École nationale d'ingénieurs de Saint-Étienne (ENISE)
• Institut supérieur des techniques avancées de Saint-Étienne (ISTASE)
• Saint-Étienne School of Management

Births

Street tram in the city

Châteaucreux Business Centre

Street in the old center of Saint-Étienne

Rochetaillée castle

Saint-Étienne was the birthplace of:

• Claude Fauriel (1772-1844), historian, philologist and critic. Jean Monnet University ( Université Jean Monnet) is a French public university based in Saint-%C3%89tienne. The École Nationale Supérieure des Mines de Saint Etienne (ENSMSE is one of the French generalist engineering schools Grandes Ecoles. Claude Charles Fauriel ( October 21, 1772 - July 15, 1844) was a French Historian, Philologist and Critic
• Saint Marcellin Champagnat (1789-1840), a Catholic priest and founding members of the Society of Mary (Marist Fathers) who founded the Marist Brothers and was canonised in 1999. Saint Marcellin Joseph Benedict (Benoît in French Champagnat ( May 20, 1789 — June 6, 1840) was born in Rosey, near The Marist Brothers, or Little Brothers of Mary a Roman Catholic Marian Society, are a Catholic Religious order of brothers and affiliated lay people Canonization is the act by which a particular Christian church declares a deceased person to be a Saint and is included in the canon or list of recognized saints
• Jules Janin (1804-1874), writer and critic. Jules Gabriel Janin ( February 16, 1804 - June 19, 1874) was a French writer and Critic.
• Francis Garnier (1839-1873), officer and explorer who explored the Mekong River, much to the surprise of the inhabitants. Marie Joseph François (Francis Garnier ( Vietnamese: Ngạc Nhi; 25 July 1835 - 21 December 1873) was a French The Mekong is one of the world’s major Rivers It is the 11th-longest river in the world and 7th longest in Asia
• Jules Massenet (1842-1912), composer best known for his operas. Jules (Émile Frédéric Massenet ( May 12, 1842 – August 13, 1912) was a French composer best known for his Operas
• Paul de Vivie, aka Velocio (1853-1930) publisher of Le Cycliste, early champion of the dérailleur and father of French cycle touring. Paul de Vivie, also known as Velocio ( April 29 1853 - February 27 1930) was publisher of Le Cycliste, an early champion Derailleur gears are a variable-ratio transmission system commonly used on Bicycles consisting of a chain, multiple Sprockets and a
• Bernard Lavilliers (b. Bernard Lavilliers (born October 7, 1946) is a French Singer. 1946) (Bernard Ouillon), singer.
• Orlan (1947-), internationally famous modern artist
• Willy Sagnol (b. Orlan is a French artist born May 30, 1947 in Saint-Étienne. William "Willy" Sagnol (born March 18, 1977 in Saint-Étienne, France) is a French international defender currently 1977) French International Soccer Player
• Muriel Robin (b. 1955 in Montbrison) French stand-up humorist

It was also the place where Andrei Kivilev died. Montbrison is the name of several communes of France: Montbrison, in the Loire département Andrei Kivilev ( September 20, 1973 &ndash March 12, 2003) was a professional Road bicycle racer from Taldykorgan,

Twin towns

• Annaba (عنّابة), Algeria — since 1981
• 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
• 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
• Windsor, Ontario, Canada — since 1963
• Wuppertal, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany — since 1960
• Xúzhōu (徐州市), Jiāngsū (江苏省), China — since 1984
• Warsaw, Poland — since 1995

See also

• Saint-Étienne - Bouthéon Airport
• AS Saint-Étienne
• Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
• Gare de Saint-Étienne - Châteaucreux
• Ligne de Saint-Étienne - Lyon
• Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise
• Tramway de Saint-Étienne
• Saint-Étienne Cathedral
• Saint Etienne (band)
• Furan River
• Saint-Étienne - Gorges de la Loire Nature Reserve

External links

• City council website
• Tourist board official website