Saint étienne

Things to do in saint etienne loire.

Saint étienne. See tripadvisor s 2 832 traveler reviews and photos of saint etienne tourist attractions. 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. The 2020 21 as saint étienne season is the club s 87th season in existence and its 17th consecutive season in the top flight of french football in addition to the domestic league saint étienne will participate in this season s edition of the coupe de france the season covers the period from 25 july 2020 to 30 june 2021. We have reviews of the best places to see in saint etienne.

Visit top rated must see attractions. Association sportive de saint étienne loire french pronunciation. Saint étienne is a famous football club. The orthodox vespers was celebrated at the saint étienne du mont on the montagne sainte geneviève in paris near the pantheon on sunday october.

A ɛs ɛs ø or simply saint étienne is a french professional football club based in saint étienne in auvergne rhône alpes the club was founded in 1933 and plays in ligue 1 the top division of french. Saint étienne became an important coal mining metallurgical and textile centre in the 19th century but these activities have greatly declined. Saint étienne is the capital of the loire department and has a population of 172 565 2017. Saint stephen is a city in eastern central france in the massif central 55 km 34 mi southwest of lyon in the auvergne rhône alpes region on the trunk road that connects toulouse with lyon.

The churches of saint étienne the abbaye aux hommes la trinité the abbaye aux dames escaped war damage. Coal mining ended completely in the 1970s. Both date from the 1060s and are fine specimens of norman romanesque. Commonly known as as saint étienne asse french pronunciation.

Jules massenet was born near saint étienne. Other articles where saint étienne is discussed. It is situated in the massif central. The city is situated on the furan or furens river at the foot of the pilat massif.

Find what to do today this weekend or in october. Saint étienne remains an industrial city however with a host of mechanical and electrical engineering firms.