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 (), 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