Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs
Commune in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃t‿etjɛn də sɛ̃ ʒwaʁ]; literally 'Saint-Étienne of Saint-Geoirs') is a commune in the Isère department in southeastern France.[3] It is the hometown of Rose Valland, who saved thousands of works of art from Nazi looting and destruction during World War II and thwarted German efforts to remove art by passing information to the French Resistance. The organization Memoire de Rose Valland is based in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs.[4]
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 Location of Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs | |
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| Coordinates: 45°19′59″N 5°21′00″E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
| Department | Isère |
| Arrondissement | Vienne |
| Canton | Bièvre |
| Intercommunality | Bièvre Isère |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Michel Veyron[1] |
Area 1 | 10.88 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2023)[2] | 3,425 |
| • Density | 314.8/km2 (815.3/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 38384 /38590 |
| Elevation | 369–545 m (1,211–1,788 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Singer (bass) and actor Xavier Depraz died in Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs on 18 October 1994.
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Twin towns
Saint-Étienne-de-Saint-Geoirs is twinned with:
Casorate Sempione, Italy, since 2013
