Saint-Etienne travel guide
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Visit Saint-Etienne: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Saint-Etienne is situated in the Loire department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the eastern-center of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Loire department. (General information: Saint-Etienne is 409 km from Paris and 639 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Saint-Etienne (page also includes a photo gallery for Saint-Etienne)
Popular places to visit near Saint-Etienne: these include Saint-Etienne at 2 km and Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez at 19 km. Perdrix Crest is a listed 'site of natural beauty' at 16km and Saint-Galmier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 16km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Saint-Etienne: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 2*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Saint-Etienne, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Saint-Etienne and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Saint-Etienne
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin de l’écomusée (36km) : Parc de Gerland (49km) :
- Religious monuments: Eglise de Saint Estèphe (Roullet-Saint-Estephe) (37km) : Abbaye Saint Martin d'Ainey (Lyon) (48km) : Eglise Saint-Jean-Baptiste (Lyon) (49km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Saint-Galmier (16km) : Chaponnay (46km) : Ecully (47km) :
- Heritage Sites: Historic Lyon (49km) :
- Towns of Art and History: Vienne (39km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Saint-Symphorien-sur-Coise (21km) :
Map of places to visit near Saint-Etienne & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Saint-Étienne
Canton: Saint-Étienne
Arrondissement: Saint-Étienne
Department: Loire
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 42000
Distance to Saint-Etienne
from Saint-Etienne: 0 km
from Paris: 409 km
from Calais: 639 km
from Nice: 300 km
from Bordeaux: 396 km
from Strasbourg: 431 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Saint-Etienne (within 6 km): La Ricamarie : La Talaudiere : La Tour-en-Jarez : Roche-la-Moliere : Saint-Genest-Lerpt : Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds : Saint-Priest-en-Jarez : Sorbiers : Villars :
Saint-Etienne holidays and travel
Hotels: book now, pay at the hotel, 'best price promise': Saint-Etienne Hotels
Family fun: Holiday villages in Rhone-Alpes
Car hire : great prices, all destinations at France car rentals
Holiday rentals: Loire gites and villas
This page in French: Visitez Saint-Etienne