Saint-Étienne (French pronunciation: ​[sɛ̃t‿etjɛn]; Arpitan: Sant-Etiève; Scots: Saunt Stephen) is a ceety in eastren central Fraunce. It is locatit in the Massif Central, 60 km (37.28 mi) soothwast o Lyon in the Rhône-Alpes region, alang the trunk road that connects Toulouse wi Lyon. Saint-Étienne is the caipital o the Loire département an haes a population o approximately 178,500 in the ceety itsel expandin tae wer 317,000 in the metropolitan aurie (2007).

Saint-Étienne
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Saint-Étienne is located in Fraunce
Saint-Étienne
Saint-Étienne
Location within Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region
Saint-Étienne is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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Saint-Étienne
Coordinates: 45°26′05″N 4°23′25″E / 45.4347°N 4.3903°E / 45.4347; 4.3903Coordinates: 45°26′05″N 4°23′25″E / 45.4347°N 4.3903°E / 45.4347; 4.3903
KintraFraunce
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepairtmentLoire
CantonChief toun o 9 cantons
IntercommunalitySaint-Étienne Métropole
Govrenment
 • Mayor (syne Mairch 2008) Maurice Vincent (PS)
Area
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79.97 km2 (30.88 sq mi)
Population
 (2007 estimate)2
178,530
 • Rank16t in Fraunce
 • Density2,200/km2 (5,800/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+1 (CET (GMT +1))
 • Summer (DST)UTC+2 (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 Laund Register data, that excludes lochs, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) an river estuaries. 2 Population withoot dooble coontin: residents o multiple communes (e.g., students an militar personnel) anerly coontit ance.

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