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. A.S. Saint-Étienne is a famous football club. Education EMLYON Business School 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 Archived 2007-05-18 at the Wayback Machine