Saint-Étienne Métropole is the ''

métropole A ''métropole'' (French for "metropolis") is an administrative entity in France, in which several communes cooperate, and which has the right to levy local tax, an ''établissement public de coopération intercommunale à fiscalité propre''. I ...

'', an intercommunal structure, centred on the

city A city is a human settlement of notable size.Goodall, B. (1987) ''The Penguin Dictionary of Human Geography''. London: Penguin.Kuper, A. and Kuper, J., eds (1996) ''The Social Science Encyclopedia''. 2nd edition. London: Routledge. It can be def ...

Saint-Étienne Saint-Étienne (; frp, Sant-Etiève; oc, Sant Estève, ) is a city and the prefecture of the Loire department in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, southwest of Lyon in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the t ...

. It is located in the

Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

, in the

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes (ARA; ; frp, Ôvèrgne-Rôno-Ârpes; oc, Auvèrnhe Ròse Aups; it, Alvernia-Rodano-Alpi) is a region in southeast-central France created by the 2014 territorial reform of French regions; it resulted from the merger of Au ...

region In geography, regions, otherwise referred to as zones, lands or territories, are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and t ...

, central

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

. It was created in January 2018, replacing the previous ''

Communauté urbaine Communauté urbaine (French for "urban community") is the second most integrated form of intercommunality in France, after the ''Metropolis'' (french: link=no, métropole). A ''communauté urbaine'' is composed of a city ( commune) and its indep ...

Saint-Étienne Métropole''. Its area is 723.5 km². Its population was 404,607 in 2018, of which 173,089 in Saint-Étienne proper.Comparateur de territoire
INSEE. 4 April 2022.

History

In 1995, Saint-Étienne Métropole was created as a

communauté de communes A ''communauté de communes'' (, "community of communes") is a federation of municipalities (communes) in France. It forms a framework within which local tasks are carried out together. It is the least-integrated form of ''intercommunalité'' (in ...

, consisting of 22 communes. This was converted into a

communauté d'agglomération An agglomeration community (french: communauté d'agglomération) is a government structure in France, created by the Chevènement Law of 1999. It is one of four forms of intercommunality, less integrated than a métropole or a communauté urb ...

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.

Composition

The Saint-Étienne Métropole consists of the following 53 communes:Saint-Etienne Métropole (N° SIREN : 244200770)
BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.Intercommunalité-Métropole de Saint-Etienne Métropole (244200770)
INSEE # Aboën #

Andrézieux-Bouthéon Andrézieux-Bouthéon (; frp, link=no, Andrèsiô-Botion) is a commune of the Loire department in central France. It lies on the right bank of the river Loire, at its confluence with the river Furan. Population Sights * Le Château Bouthéon ...

# Caloire #

Cellieu Cellieu () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Since the 2016 reform of the administrative regions, it is located in the exact center of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Population See also *Communes of the Loire de ...

# Chagnon # Chambœuf #

Le Chambon-Feugerolles Le Chambon-Feugerolles () is a commune in the French department of Loire, central France. Population Twin towns Le Chambon-Feugerolles is twinned with Herzebrock-Clarholz, Germany, since 1973. See also *Communes of the Loire department The ...

# Châteauneuf #

Dargoire Dargoire () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the follow ...

# Doizieux #

L'Étrat L'Étrat () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Population Twin towns L'Étrat is town twinning, twinned with: * Vörstetten, Germany See also *Communes of t ...

# Farnay #

Firminy Firminy (; oc, Frominiu) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It lies on the river Ondaine, 13 km southwest of Saint-Étienne by rail. History The ancient name of the town was ''Firminiaco'' or ''Firminiacus'' (lit. " ...

# Fontanès #

La Fouillouse La Fouillouse () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in the ...

# Fraisses # Genilac # La Gimond #

La Grand-Croix La Grand-Croix () is a commune and the seat of a canton in the Loire department in central France. It lies in the Gier valley. The commune was the main town of the former canton of La Grand-Croix, arrondissement of Saint-Étienne. It lies on ...

L'Horme L'Horme () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population Twin towns L'Horme is twinned with: * Pian di Scò, Italy, since 1993 See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes ...

# Lorette # Marcenod #

Pavezin Pavezin () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Geography The village is at the top of the Couzon Valley, on the norther ...

La Ricamarie La Ricamarie () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. It is situated between the city of Saint-Etienne and the town of Firminy. Population Twin towns La Ricamarie is twinned with: * Pyskowice, Poland, since 1998 See also ...

# Rive-de-Gier #

Roche-la-Molière Roche-la-Molière () is a commune in the Loire department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of ...

Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate ...

# Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules #

Saint-Chamond St Chamond may refer to: * Saint Chamond otherwise Annemund, bishop of Lyon * Saint-Chamond, Loire, a French town named after him * Saint-Chamond (manufacturer), informal name for the ''Compagnie des forges et aciéries de la marine et d'Homécour ...

# Saint-Christo-en-Jarez #

Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate ...

Saint-Galmier Saint-Galmier () is a city in eastern France. It is a commune in Loire department, and belongs to the arrondissement of Montbrison. Saint-Galmier covers an area of 19.5 square kilometers. As of January 1, 2018, it had a population of 5,737, rank ...

# Saint-Genest-Lerpt #

Saint-Héand Saint-Héand () is a commune in the Loire department in central France, 12 kilometres from Saint-Étienne. The name ''Héand'' comes from the Latin Eugendus; and was given to the town either by the saint himself when founding a monastery, or by ...

Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

# Saint-Joseph #

Saint-Martin-la-Plaine Saint-Martin-la-Plaine () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population Twin towns Saint-Martin-la-Plaine is twinned with: * Igensdorf, Germany, since 1992 See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is ...

Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois (; oc, Sent Maurice de Gorgueis) is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department ...

Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in ...

# Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon #

Saint-Paul-en-Jarez Saint-Paul-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Geography The Dorlay river, a tributary of the Gier that rises in the Pilat massif, flows through the commune. Population Twin towns Saint-Paul-en-Jarez is tw ...

Saint-Priest-en-Jarez Saint-Priest-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population Personalities *Faouzi Ghoulam (born 1991), footballer See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the ...

# Saint-Romain-en-Jarez # Sorbiers #

La Talaudière La Talaudière () is a Communes of France, commune in the Loire (department), Loire Departments of France, department in central France. Population Twin towns La Talaudière is town twinning, twinned with: * Sio, Mali * Küssaberg, Germany ...

# Tartaras # La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay #

La Tour-en-Jarez La Tour-en-Jarez () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population Twin towns La Tour-en-Jarez is twinned with: * Vörstetten, Germany See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 co ...

Unieux Unieux () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Unieux is located within a larger metropolitan area, yet is surrounded by delightful and varied countryside. In recent years, the council of Unieux has made great efforts to impr ...

# Valfleury #

La Valla-en-Gier La Valla-en-Gier () is a commune in the Loire department in central France. Population See also *Communes of the Loire department The following is a list of the 323 communes of the Loire department of France. The communes cooperate in th ...

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