Saint-Etienne ( Loire ). A Voyage To Saint-Etienne, Rhône-Alpes Province, France, Europe.






Saint-Etienne

Europe : French Republic : Southeastern French Republic : Rhône-Alpes : Loire : Saint-Etienne

Saint-Étienne is a metropolis inwards the cardinal eastern business office of France, lx km (40 miles) southwest of Lyon. Located inwards the Rhône-Alpes region, Saint-Étienne is the prefecture (capital) of the Loire Department. It is situated inwards the Massif Central.

Understand

The metropolis is situated on the Furan or Furens River at the human foot of the Pilat Massif. It is simply about 59km (37 miles) southwest of  Lyon in addition to 53km (33 miles) from Vienne. 

History

A legend states that inwards Roman times, it was a short town alongside the advert Furanum, from the advert of the Furan River. The advert was thence changed to Furania, a advert it would proceed until the Middle Ages.
The maiden off written traces of the city's history appointment to 1258 when the town was called Sancti Stephani de Furano afterwards Saint Stephen (Saint Étienne inwards French).
The town, known for its arms industry, was briefly renamed Armeville or Commune d'Armes (Arms Town) during the French Revolution.
Saint-Étienne was a long secondary town, less influential administratively in addition to politically than Montbrison or Feurs, which was the prefecture of the Loire Department. It was exclusively inwards 1855 that Saint-Étienne became the prefecture of the Loire Department due to its rapid industrial evolution in addition to population growth.
However, Saint-Étienne had been an of import centre for metalworking since the 15th century. Weapons manufacture was predominant alongside of production of blades transitioning into production of firearms at the fourth dimension of the Italian Wars of King Francis I. Small metalwork was besides present, though, in addition to the manufacture of ribbons in addition to reduce besides developed inwards the 16th century.
During the industrial revolution, Saint-Étienne developed heavy metalworking in addition to extensive exploitation of coal mining.
At the outset of the 20th century, the local arms manufacture was dominated yesteryear the armed forces production of the Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne (Saint-Étienne Arms Works or MAS) in addition to the Manufacture française d'armes et cycles (French Arms in addition to Cycle Works), or Manufrance, equally good equally numerous pocket-size manufacturers of civilian firearms. Despite the closure of Manufrance many of the pocket-size manufacturers remained.
The maiden off railroad inwards French Republic was pose inwards Saint-Étienne starting inwards 1823. It linked the Saint-Étienne alongside Andrézieux to carry coal from the mines along the Loire River. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 2nd business was constructed betwixt Saint-Étienne in addition to Lyon to carry freight in addition to passengers.
The metropolis was affected yesteryear the Allied Bombing of French Republic on May 26, 1944.
After economical difficulties inwards the 1980's, the metropolis is directly inwards sum recovery.

Get in

By plane

  • L'Aéroport International de Saint-Étienne some 10 km due north of Saint-Étienne .
  • L'Aéroport International de Lyon - St-Exupéry.

By train

Saint-Etienne has iv develop stations:
  • Châteaucreux (main stations of Lyon serving national in addition to regional destinations)
  • Carnot (in the pump of the city, v 2nd from hotel de ville)
  • La Terrasse (This station is closed to Stade Geoffroy Guichard)
  • Bellevue
Saint-Etienne is linked yesteryear TGV (fast trains) to Paris (2 hours).

 By car

  • A72: to the north: Clermont-Ferrand, Bordeaux, Paris...
  • A47 :to the east: Lyon, Paris,Marseille, Italy...
  • RN88: to the west: Toulouse ...

Get around

By tram, trolley & bus

Société de Transports de l'Agglomération Stéphanoise, or STAS operates a world carry network in addition to infrastructure inwards in addition to simply about Saint-Étienne. Its responsibleness is to furnish tramway, trolley bus in addition to omnibus service inwards the 15 communes of the Saint-Étienne agglomeration.

By bicycle

The STAS is operating equally good an automatic bike sharing system called Vélivert. Smartcard needed.

See

 Museums in addition to Galleries

  • Museum of Modern Art, Rue Fernand Léger - 42170 Saint-Priest-en-Jarez, tel: 04 77 79 52 52.
  • Museum Art & Industry
  • Museum the Mine.
  • Museum of former Saint-Etienne.
  • Les Ateliers et le Conservatoire des Meilleurs Ouvriers de France.
  • Museum Urban Transport yesteryear St-Etienne in addition to country.
  • L'Astronef, 28 rue Pierre et Dominique Ponchardier, tel: 04 77 33 43 01. Planetarium of Saint-Étienne.
  • Mémorial de la Résistance et de la Déportation (museum of the Resistance during the Second Wold War) 

Eat

Budget

  • Bol' Appétit, 9 rue Clovis Hugues

Mid-range

  • Le bistrot de Paris, 7 house Jean Jaurès
  • La Bouche Pleine, 2, house Chavanelle
  • Chez Les Fondus, 23 rue Marengo
  • Le Clos Fleuri, 76, avenue Albert Raimond 42270 Saint Priest En Jarez
  • L'Epicurien, 13, rue Praire
  • L'Escargot d'Or, 5 cours Victor Hugo
  • Flamiche, 19 rue Pointe Cadet
  • La Mangoune, Gare du Clapier - 10, boulevard Pierre Mendès
  • Nota Bene, 8 house Jean Jaurès
  • Le Praire, 14, rue Praire
  • Restaurant du Musée d'Art Moderne, La Terrasse
  • El Sombrero, 4 cours Victor Hugo

Splurge

  • Andre Barcet, 19 Bis Cours Victor Hugo
  • Le Flore, 31 boulevard Jules Janin 
  • Le Neuvième Art, place du nineteen Mars 1962, 42170 Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert
  • Restaurant Les Iris, 32 avenue Jean Martouret 42160 Andrezieux Bouthéon
  • Restaurant Nouvelle, 28-30 rue St Jean

Sleep

Budget

  • Auberges de jeunesses Le Pertuiset, Les Echandes - Unieux
  • Camping de Chantegrillet, 16 allée Chantegrillet
  • Foyer Clairvivre, 14 rue de Roubaix
  • Résidence sociale Le Pax, 27 rue Elisée Reclus

Mid-range

  • Agnès Hôtel, 18, rue de la Résistance
  • Aréna Hôtel, 17, rue Marc Charras
  • Austria Hotel, place Massenet La Terrasse
  • Le Baladin Hôtel, 12, rue Ville
  • Central Hôtel, 3, rue Blanqui
  • Le Chaudron Vert, 23, rue Trois Glorieuses
  • Furania Hôtel, 18, rue de la Résistance
  • Hôtel des Arts, 11, rue Gambetta
  • Hôtel Bellevue, 17, house Bellevue

  • Hôtel le Carnot, 11, boulevard Jules Janin
  • Hôtel le Cheval Noir, 11, rue François-Gillet
  • Hôtel Tenor, 12, rue Blanqui
  • Splendid Hotel, 16 rue du Théâtre

Splurge

  • L'Albatros, 67, rue Saint Simon
  • Hôtel Astoria, rue Henri Dechaud
  • Hôtel Brasserie d'Anjou, 32, avenue Denfert Rochereau
  • Hôtel Terminus du Forez, 31, avenue Denfert Rochereau
  • Mercure, rue Dewuppertal parc de l'Europe
  • Mid, 19 boulevard Pasteur 
  • Novotel Saint Etienne Aéroport, 1, rue du xviii Juin - Andrézieux-Bouthéon                                  Show inwards Wikitravel

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