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Prefecture and commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Saint-Étienne is a city in the central eastern part of France, 60 km (40 miles) southwest of Lyon, in the Rhône-Alpes region. Saint-Étienne is the prefecture (capital) of the Loire Department. It is in the Massif Central.
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Boivin) built in 1547 is the most remarkable of the few houses remaining in the sixteenth century Saint-Étienne. The building has a Gothic facade with some Renaissance influence in ornamentation.
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Urban transportation museum
History of public transit in Saint-Étienne with some old trams and buses and many smaller exhibits.
Planetarium of Saint-Étienne.
The Church of Saint-Pierre is a striking modernist church designed by Le Corbusier. Completed decades after his death, it forms part of the Firminy-Vert complex and is included in the UNESCO-listed works of Le Corbusier.
Vegetarian
French cuisine.
Asian restaurant.
48 room hotel with L’Albatros restaurant.
By train
Saint-Etienne is linked by TGV (fast trains) to Paris (2 hours).
By car
By bicycle
The STAS is operating as well an automatic bike sharing scheme called Vélivert. Smartcard needed.
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