Saint Étienne

Data as of · Metro Power Rankings

#596

Global Rank

3.9

Power Score

Emerging Metro

% of Country Score

0.6%


Share

France • Europe • Language power • Time zone Europe/Paris UTC+1 (CET) (observes summer time)

Population
614K
GDP
$27B
GDP per capita
$43,650
Land area
2,934 km² (1,133 mi²)
Density
209/km² (542/mi²)

Primary city Saint Étienne

State / province Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Language French

Saint Étienne metro area

45.44, 4.39
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Sport

Dimension Breakdown

Value and global rank across all 16 dimensions
World #1Top 5Outside top 5

Most similar metros

Closest profiles across all 16 dimensions

Sports

3 teams

Major League Teams/Venues

Notable Venues1 venue

Football/Soccer

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Saint-Étienne

Other Teams

Football/Soccer Teams2 teams

Football/Soccer • France

AS Saint-Étienne

Saint Étienne • Level: 2

10 titles7 cupsDomestic leagues →

W Football/Soccer • Première Ligue

Toulouse FC Women

Saint Étienne

Against expectation how Saint Étienne’s teams have done against the odds they went in with.
  • French top-flight clubs based here have beaten their pre-match odds by 30.8 match points across 2,562 club-matches since 1938.

How this is measured →

Championship History

10 titles

Every major championship won by a team while it represented Saint Étienne, across all sports, newest first. 10 in total. Each links to the team and the competition's full honour roll.

AS Saint-Étienne
1981· 1981-06-02
AS Saint-Étienne
1976· 1976-06-19
AS Saint-Étienne
1975· 1975-06-03
AS Saint-Étienne
1974· 1974-05-25
AS Saint-Étienne
1970· 1970-06-23
AS Saint-Étienne
1969· 1969-06-14
AS Saint-Étienne
1968· 1968-07-05
AS Saint-Étienne
1967· 1967-06-11
AS Saint-Étienne
1964· 1964-06-07
AS Saint-Étienne
1957· 1957-05-19

Top Companies

1 companies
1Groupe Casino
$96B
Private

Total Market Cap: $96B across 1 companies

Source data as of October 31, 2026 (companiesmarketcap.com)

Languages of Saint Étienne

French first in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes; 1 languages hold a role.

RoleLanguage
De factoFrench
AdministrativeFrench
NationalFrench
English reach, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
39%
Tier 3 country

Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes on the languages board · Language power

Education & Research

Top 2000 Universities1 entry
#955

Jean Monnet University

Saint-Étienne, France

Notable Infrastructure

Airport1 entry

Saint-Étienne–Bouthéon Airport

Saint Étienne • 5 - Small