# Things to see in Saint-Étienne (France): 48 places and when to go

> Saint-Étienne is a city in France with around 266,000 inhabitants, and this site lists 48 places in and around it, mainly History (19), Nature (10), Mountains (7). The best known are Saint-Étienne Cathedral, Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne and Musée d'art moderne. The best time to come is March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 15 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 32. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/saint-etienne/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** France · 45.4304, 4.38
- **Population:** About 266,000
- **Places:** 48 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/historia/) (19) · [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/naturaleza/) (10) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/montana/) (7) · [Wildlife](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/fauna/) (6) · [Food and drink](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gastronomia/) (6) · [Hiking](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/senderismo/) (5)
- **Best time:** March to October.
- **Also possible:** November to February.
- **Nearest airport:** LYS Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône, 64 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Crêt de la Perdrix, at 1,432 m.

## What to see in Saint-Étienne

The places in and around Saint-Étienne, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Saint-Étienne Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cathedrale-saint-charles-borromee/): Cathedral located in Loire, in France · 1.2 km
- [Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ancienne-manufacture-d-armes/): French state-owned weapons company · 2.3 km
- [Musée d'art moderne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/musee-d-art-moderne-et-contemporain/): Museum of Contemporary Art · 4.4 km
- [GR 7](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/des-vosges-aux-pyrenees/): Long distance hiking route in France, Andorra and Spain · 14 km
- [Château de Grangent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-grangent/): Castle in the commune of Saint-Just-Saint-Rambert · 11 km
- [Crêt de la Perdrix](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cret-de-la-perdrix/): Mountain in France · 16 km
- [Givors canal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ancien-canal-de-givors-elements-proteges/): Canal in France · 26 km
- [Maison de la Culture de Firminy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/maison-de-la-culture-le-corbusier/): Building in France · 8.8 km
- [Château d'Essalois](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-d-essalois/): French castle · 11 km
- [Château de Rochetaillée](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-rochetaillee/): Ruined feudal castle in Loire, France · 5.6 km
- [Crêt de l'Œillon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cret-de-l-oeillon/): Mountain in France · 19 km
- [Saint-Étienne Mine Museum](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/musee-de-la-mine-site-couriot/): Museum in France · 917 m
- [Saint-Étienne – Gorges de la Loire Nature Reserve](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-naturelle-des-gorges-de-la-loire/): Nature reserve in Rhône-Alpes (France) · 9.4 km
- [Firminy-Vert Stadium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/stade-le-corbusier/): Sports venue in Firminy, France · 8.9 km
- [Unité d'Habitation of Firminy-Vert](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/unite-d-habitation-de-firminy-vert/): Building designed by Le Corbusier · 9.7 km
- [Cistercian Abbey of Clavas](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/abbaye-notre-dame-de-clavas/): Abbey located in Haute-Loire, in France · 24 km
- [Chartreuse de Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chartreuse-de-sainte-croix-en-jarez/): Carthusian monastery located in Loire, in France · 22 km
- [Château des Évêques-du-Puy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-des-eveques-du-puy/): Castle · 23 km
- [Dolmen de Roche-Cubertelle](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/dolmen-de-roche-cubertelle/): Archaeological site · 23 km
- [Espace zoologique de Saint-Martin-la-Plaine](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/espace-zoologique-de-saint-martin-la-plaine/): French zoo · 21 km
- [Grand Felletin](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-grand-felletin/): Summit · 27 km
- [Les Trois Dents](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-trois-dents/): Mountain in France · 20 km
- [Prieuré de Saint-Romain-le-Puy](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/prieure-de-saint-romain-le-puy/): Church located in Loire, in France · 24 km
- [Chapelle Saint-Julien-la-Tourette](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chapelle-saint-julien-la-tourette/): Chapel located in Haute-Loire, in France · 26 km

And the other 24, by what you come to do:

- **History**: [Château des Bruneaux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-des-bruneaux/), [Piscine André Wogenscky](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/piscine-andre-wogenscky/), [Pont sur la Durèze](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pont-sur-la-dureze/), [Porte Saint-Pierre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/porte-saint-pierre/)
- **Nature**: [Pic de Saint-Romain](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/pic-de-saint-romain/), [Étang David](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/etang-david/), [Montclaret](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/montclaret/), [Montsupt](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/montsupt/), [Chaussitre Et Gimel](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/reserve-biologique-dirigee-de-chaussitre-et-gimel/)
- **With kids**: [Planetarium of Saint-Etienne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/planetarium-de-saint-etienne/), [Aquaramiaud](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/aquaramiaud/), [DevalKart - Le Monde des Pentes](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/devalkart-le-monde-des-pentes/)
- **Food and drink**: [Brasserie de la Loire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/brasserie-de-la-loire/), [Cave Réal](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cave-real/), [La Brasserie Stéphanoise](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-brasserie-stephanoise/), [La Tit'Mousse](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/la-tit-mousse/), [Phylum Fungi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/phylum-fungi/), [Verveine du Forez Maison Forissier](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/verveine-du-forez-maison-forissier/)
- **Mountains**: [Chalet Bourguisan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chalet-bourguisan/), [Gîte d'étape Le Combalou](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/gite-d-etape-le-combalou/), [Refuge de la jasserie](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/refuge-de-la-jasserie/)
- **Hot springs**: [Hammam Sabra 2000](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/hammam-sabra-2000/), [Le Cléopatre](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/le-cleopatre/)
- **Hiking**: [Les Gorges de la Loire](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/les-gorges-de-la-loire/)

## When to go to Saint-Étienne

The best time to visit Saint-Étienne is **March to October**; also possible: November to February. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 8 h 54 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 09 |
| March | Best time | 11 h 37 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 17 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 42 |
| June | Best time | 15 h 27 |
| July | Best time | 15 h 09 |
| August | Best time | 13 h 55 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 18 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 41 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 15 |
| December | Possible | 8 h 32 |

In June there are 15 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 32. In April, 48 of the 48 places are at their best.

When to go to France in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Saint-Étienne

The nearest main airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS, Colombier-Saugnieu, Rhône), 64 km as the crow flies. How to get around France (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=45.4304%2C4.38)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.4304%2C4.38)

## Other towns nearby

- [Chazelles-sur-Lyon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chazelles-sur-lyon/): 13 places · 23 km
- [Davézieux](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/davezieux/): 34 places · 31 km
- [Saint-André-de-Chalencon](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/saint-andre-de-chalencon/): 10 places · 37 km
- [Vienne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/vienne/): 37 places · 40 km
- [Bussières](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/bussieres/): 10 places · 46 km
- [Sail-sous-Couzan](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/sail-sous-couzan/): 32 places · 47 km

And all of France, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Saint-Étienne?

The best known: [Saint-Étienne Cathedral](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/cathedrale-saint-charles-borromee/), [Manufacture d'armes de Saint-Étienne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/ancienne-manufacture-d-armes/), [Musée d'art moderne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/musee-d-art-moderne-et-contemporain/), [GR 7](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/des-vosges-aux-pyrenees/), [Château de Grangent](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/francia/chateau-de-grangent/). In all, 48 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Saint-Étienne?

March to October; also possible: November to February. In June there are 15 h 27 of daylight, and in December, 8 h 32.

### How do you get to Saint-Étienne?

The nearest main airport is Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (LYS), 64 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=45.4304%2C4.38) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Saint-Étienne as the destination and these 48 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).