La Platine

La Platine is a museum in Saint-Étienne, Loire, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, which is located on Rue Javelin Pagnon. La Platine is situated near the college building Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne, as well as near Place de la Manufacture d’Armes.

Type: Museum
Also known as: “Cité du Design”
Address: 3 Rue Javelin Pagnon

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne and Stade Geoffroy-Guichard.

Manufacture d’armes de Saint-Étienne

College building

Photo: Daniel VILLAFRUELA, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Manufacture d'Armes de Saint-Étienne, often abbreviated to MAS, was a French state-owned weapons manufacturer in the town of Saint-Étienne, Loire. Founded in 1764, it was merged into the French state-owned defense conglomerate GIAT Industries in 2001.

Stade Geoffroy-Guichard

Stadium

Photo: KevFB, CC BY-SA 3.0.

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 1¼ km north of La Platine.

Gare de Saint-Étienne-Carnot

Railway station

Photo: Billy69150, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Gare de Saint-Étienne-Carnot is a railway station, which is situated 380 metres south of La Platine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Châteaucreux and Montaud.

Châteaucreux

Neighborhood

Photo: Zz42, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Châteaucreux is a neighborhood.

Montaud

Neighborhood

Montaud is a former French commune of the Loire on the north west of the city of Saint-Étienne. It was created during the French revolution then included in Saint-Étienne in 1855.