Statue de la Rubanerie - Saint Etienne, Auvergne Rhône Alpes, France
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N 45° 26.385 E 004° 23.252
31T E 608518 N 5032739
[FR] Une statue représentant la rubanerie devant la mairie en centre ville de Saint-Etienne. [EN] A statue representing the ribbon industry in front of the town hall in downtown Saint-Etienne.
Waymark Code: WM12186
Location: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
Date Posted: 01/30/2020
Published By:Groundspeak Regular Member Mark1962
Views: 4

[FR] "Saint-Étienne est une commune française située dans le quart sud-est du pays, dans le département de la Loire, dont elle est la préfecture, en région Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Ses habitants sont appelés les Stéphanois(es).
Avec 171 924 habitants en 2016, elle est la 13e commune la plus peuplée de France et la 2e commune d'Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. La métropole Saint-Étienne Métropole constitue par sa population le 2e regroupement intercommunal régional après la métropole de Grenoble Alpes (la métropole de Lyon, également plus peuplée, n'est pas une intercommunalité) mais devant la métropole Clermont Auvergne Métropole. La commune est aussi au cœur d'une vaste aire urbaine de plus de 519 834 habitants en 2016, la dix-septième de France par sa population, regroupant 117 communes."

Vous trouverez à ces coordonnées cette magnifique statue représentant la rubanerie devant la mairie en centre ville de Saint-Etienne. La rubanrie est l'un des secteurs industriels historiques de Saint-Etienne avec la métallurgie. C'est pourquoi vous trouverez de l'autre côté de l'escalier une statue qui représente la métallurgie.



[EN] "Saint-Etienne is a French commune located in the south-eastern quarter of the country, in the Loire department, of which it is the prefecture, in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. Its inhabitants are called Stéphanois (es).
With 171,924 inhabitants in 2016, it is the 13th most populous municipality in France and the 2nd municipality in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The metropolis Saint-Étienne Métropole constitutes by its population the 2nd regional intermunicipal grouping after the metropolis of Grenoble Alpes (the metropolis of Lyon, also more populated, is not an intercommunal) but in front of the metropolis Clermont Auvergne Métropole. The town is also at the heart of a vast urban area of more than 519,834 inhabitants in 2016, the seventeenth in France by its population, comprising 117 towns. "

You will find at these coordinates this magnificent statue representing the ribbon industry in front of the town hall in the city center of Saint-Etienne. Ribbon industry is one of the historic industrial sectors of Saint-Etienne with the metallurgy. This is why you will find on the other side of the staircase a statue which represents the metallurgy.



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Sector of the workforce: Rubanerie

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