Saint Etienne - Definition and Overview

Saint-Étienne is a commune of France, préfecture (capital) of the Loire département. Population: 183,522. Urban area (in French: aire urbaine): 321,703.

Geography

Saint-Étienne is located in the Massif Central.

Miscellaneous

The Association Sportive de Saint-Étienne is a football club based in this area.

Saint-Étienne 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)