Saint-Étienne Métropole
Saint-Étienne Métropole | |
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 Location in the Loire department. | |
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| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| No. of communes | 53 |
| Established | January 1, 2018 |
| Seat | Saint-Étienne |
| Government | |
| • President | Gaël Perdriau (DVD) |
| Area | 723.5 km2 (279.3 sq mi) |
| Population (2018) | 404,607 |
| • Density | 559/km2 (1,450/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
Saint-Étienne Métropole is the métropole, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Saint-Étienne. It is located in the Loire department, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, central France. It was created in January 2018, replacing the previous Communauté urbaine Saint-Étienne Métropole.[1] Its area is 723.5 km2. Its population was 404,607 in 2018, of which 173,089 in Saint-Étienne proper.[2]
History
[edit]In 1995, Saint-Étienne Métropole was created as a communauté de communes, consisting of 22 communes. This was converted into a communauté d'agglomération 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.[3] It was expanded to 53 communes in January 2017.[4] The communauté urbaine was converted to a métropole in January 2018.[1]
Composition
[edit]The Saint-Étienne Métropole consists of the following 53 communes:[3][1][5][6]
- Aboën
- Andrézieux-Bouthéon
- Caloire
- Cellieu
- Chagnon
- Chambœuf
- Le Chambon-Feugerolles
- Châteauneuf
- Dargoire
- Doizieux
- L'Étrat
- Farnay
- Firminy
- Fontanès
- La Fouillouse
- Fraisses
- Genilac
- La Gimond
- La Grand-Croix
- L'Horme
- Lorette
- Marcenod
- Pavezin
- La Ricamarie
- Rive-de-Gier
- Roche-la-Molière
- Rozier-Côtes-d'Aurec
- Saint-Bonnet-les-Oules
- Saint-Chamond
- Saint-Christo-en-Jarez
- Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez
- Saint-Étienne
- Saint-Galmier
- Saint-Genest-Lerpt
- Saint-Héand
- Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds
- Saint-Joseph
- Saint-Martin-la-Plaine
- Saint-Maurice-en-Gourgois
- Saint-Nizier-de-Fornas
- Saint-Paul-en-Cornillon
- Saint-Paul-en-Jarez
- Saint-Priest-en-Jarez
- Saint-Romain-en-Jarez
- Sorbiers
- La Talaudière
- Tartaras
- La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay
- La Tour-en-Jarez
- Unieux
- Valfleury
- La Valla-en-Gier
- Villars
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Décret n° 2017-1316 du 1er septembre 2017 portant création de la métropole dénommée « Saint-Etienne Métropole » | Legifrance". Retrieved 2018-04-26.
- ^ Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 4 April 2022.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Arrêté n° 2015-379, Préfecture de la Loire" (PDF). Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ "Arrêté n° 2016-244, Préfecture de la Loire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-13. Retrieved 2017-07-03.
- ^ Saint-Etienne Métropole (N° SIREN : 244200770), BANATIC. Accessed 4 April 2022.
- ^ Intercommunalité-Métropole de Saint-Etienne Métropole (244200770), INSEE
