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. Its area is 723.5 km2. Its population was 404,607 in 2018, of which 173,089 in Saint-Étienne proper.Comparateur de territoire, INSEE. 4 April 2022.

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. It was expanded to 53 communes in January 2017. The communauté urbaine was converted to a métropole in January 2018.

Composition The Saint-Étienne Métropole consists of the following 53 communes:Saint-Etienne Métropole (N° SIREN : 244200770), BANATIC. Accessed 17 October 2024.Intercommunalité : Saint-Etienne Métropole, INSEE

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 Transport in Rhône-Alpes

References

External links Saint-Étienne Métropole