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Saint-Étienne
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpescity
Saint-Étienne
Total population
172,718
Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Sister cities
Facts from Wikidata (CC0).
Overview
Saint-Étienne, also written St. Etienne, is a city and the prefecture of the Loire département, in eastern-central France, in the Massif Central, 60 km (37 mi) southwest of Lyon, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.
Read more on WikipediaHistory & geography
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).
Air quality
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Most-observed species
- Great TitParus major Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,504
- Eurasian BlackbirdTurdus merula Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,491
- Eurasian Blue TitCyanistes caeruleus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves1,238
- Species 2492462Species 24924621,143
- Common ChaffinchFringilla coelebs Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves1,071
- House SparrowPasser domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves813
- European GoldfinchCarduelis carduelis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves806
- Eurasian MagpiePica pica (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves783
Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).
Earthquake history
Most recent
- M 4.8 — 2019-11-115 km WNW of Rochemaure, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-187 km W of Langeac, France
- M 2.7 — 2008-08-187 km W of Langeac, France
- M 2.8 — 2008-05-046 km NE of Brioude, France
- M 2.6 — 2008-01-247 km S of Le Cheylard, France
- M 2.5 — 2008-01-224 km NW of Cruas, France
Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Events
Notable, recurring, and historical events associated with Saint-Étienne, sourced from Wikidata.
- Forum des archivistes 2019Apr 3, 2019recurring event edition
Source: Wikidata (CC0).
Gallery
Geotagged photos within ~6 miles of Saint-Étienne, from Wikimedia Commons contributors.
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Photos via Wikimedia Commons — see each image page for license & attribution.
Official Identifiers
INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics
- INSEE code
- 42218
- Department
- 42
- Region
- 84
- Population (Wikidata)
- 173,136
geo.api.gouv.fr
Sources
- • Wikipedia
- • Open-Meteo (ERA5 reanalysis)
- • Wikimedia Commons
- • Wikidata
- • USGS Earthquake Catalog (global feed)
- • GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility)
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • Wikidata SPARQL (CC0) — population, area, elevation, inception, head of government, Commons image
- • INSEE — French national statistics, via geo.api.gouv.fr (official commune code, population, surface, department, region)
- • INSEE — French National Institute of Statistics — geo.api.gouv.fr