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Saint-Étienne Métropole

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Métropole in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Saint-Étienne Métropole (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿etjɛn metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Saint-Étienne. It is located in the Loire department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central France. It was created in January 2018, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Saint-Étienne Métropole.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jan 1, 2001Founded1
  • Industryadministration publique générale1
  • HeadquartersSaint-Étienne, France1
  • Websitewww.saint-etienne-metropole.fr
  • Legal formmétropole, agglomeration community1
  • Kind of organizationGovernment entity1
  • LEI9695004722J9XF1DWH423
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address2 AVENUE GRUNER, 42000 Saint-Etienne, France3
  • Registered withNational Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies, 2442007703

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Saint-Étienne Métropole (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿etjɛn metʁɔpɔl]) is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Saint-Étienne. It is located in the Loire department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central France. It was created in January 2018, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Saint-Étienne Métropole. Its area is 723.5 km2. Its population was 404,607 in 2018, of which 173,089 in Saint-Étienne proper.2

The story

In 1995, Saint-Étienne Métropole was created as a communauté de communes, consisting of 22 communes. This was converted into a communauté d'agglomération in 2001, expanded to 43 communes in 2003 and to 45 communes in 2013. The communauté d'agglomération was converted to a communauté urbaine in January 2016. It was expanded to 53 communes in January 2017. The communauté urbaine was converted to a métropole in January 2018.

From Wikipedia’s article on Saint-Étienne Métropole, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Timeline

  1. Jan 1, 2001Founded Founded1

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