saint-tienne

Saint-tienne is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km. (40 miles) southwest of Lyon. Located in the Rhne-Alpes rgion, Saint-tienne is the prfecture (capital) of the Loire dpartement. Population of the city (commune) at the 1999 census was 180,210 inhabitants (177,300 inhabitants as of February 2004 estimates). Population of the whole metropolitan area (in French: aire urbaine) at the 1999 census was 321,703 inhabitants. Inhabitants of Saint-tienne are called Stphanois in French. "Saint tienne" is the French version of Saint Stephen.

Geography

Saint-tienne is located in the Massif Central.

Miscellaneous

The Association Sportive de Saint-tienne is a football club based in this area. Saint-tienne was the birthplace of:

Claude Fauriel (1772-1844), historian, philologist and critic
Marcellin Champagnat (1789-1840) catholic priest who founded the Marist Brothers and was canonised in 1999
Jules Janin (1804-1874), writer and critic
Francis Garnier (1839-1873), officer and explorer who explored the Mekong River
Bernard Lavilliers (b. 1946) (Bernard Ouillon), singer

It was also the place were Andrei Kivilev died.

For the British band named after the football team, see Saint Etienne (band)

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