Les Fourches

Les Fourches is a neighborhood in Saint-Jean-Bonnefonds, Arrondissement of Saint-Étienne, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Les Fourches is situated nearby to the locality La Grande Chaux, as well as near the neighborhood Le Grand Cimetière.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Stade Geoffroy-Guichard and École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne.

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Stadium

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Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is a multi-purpose stadium in Saint-Étienne, France. It is used primarily for football matches, and tournaments such as the UEFA Euro 1984 and 2016, the 1998 FIFA World Cup and the 2003 FIFA Confederations Cup. Stade Geoffroy-Guichard is situated 4 km northwest of Les Fourches.

École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne

College

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École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne, also called École des Mines de Saint-Étienne or simply Mines Saint-Étienne and commonly abbreviated EMSE is a prestigious French graduate engineering school training engineers and carrying out industry-oriented research. École nationale supérieure des mines de Saint-Étienne is situated 3½ km southwest of Les Fourches.

Gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux

Railway station

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Saint-Étienne Châteaucreux station is the main railway station in the town of Saint-Étienne. The station is situated in Châteaucreux, a little outside the centre of Saint-Étienne. Gare de Saint-Étienne-Châteaucreux is situated 3 km west of Les Fourches.