Saint-Étienne Métropole
| Communauté urbaine Saint-Étienne Métropole |
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|---|---|
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Loire |
| No. of communes | 53 |
| Established | January 1, 2016 |
| Seat | Saint-Étienne |
| Area | |
| • Total | 723 km2 (279 sq mi) |
| Population (2014) | |
| • Total | 408,685 |
| • Density | 570/km2 (1,500/sq mi) |
| Website | www |
The Communauté urbaine Saint-Étienne Métropole is the communauté urbaine, 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 2016, replacing the previous Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Étienne Métropole. Its population was 408,685 in 2014, of which 173,504 in Saint-Étienne proper.
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 Saint-Étienne Métropole consists of the following 53 communes:
Coordinates: 45°26′25″N 4°23′55″E / 45.4402°N 4.3987°E
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