Saint-Étienne Métropole

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 population was 408,685 in 2014, of which 173,504 in Saint-Étienne proper.[2]

Saint-Étienne Métropole
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentLoire
No. of communes53
EstablishedJanuary 1, 2018
SeatSaint-Étienne
Area
  Total723 km2 (279 sq mi)
Population
 (2014)
  Total408,685
  Density565/km2 (1,460/sq mi)
Websitewww.saint-etienne-metropole.fr

History

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

The Saint-Étienne Métropole consists of the following 53 communes:[3][1][2][5]

See also

References

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