Saint-Chamond

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Coordinates: 45°28′39″N 4°30′55″E / 45.4775, 4.51527

Administration
Commune of Saint-Chamond Dorian Square in Saint-Chamond
Location

Country	France
Region	Rhône-Alpes
Department	Loire
Arrondissement	Saint-Étienne
Canton	Chief town of 2 cantons: Saint-Chamond-Nord Saint-Chamond-Sud
Intercommunality	Communauté d'agglomération Saint-Étienne Métropole
Mayor	Gérard Ducarre (UMP) (2001-2008)
Statistics
Elevation	326 m–1,051 m (avg. 375 m)
Land area^¹	54.88 km²
Population^² (2005)	35,500
- Density	647/km² (2005)
Miscellaneous
INSEE/Postal code	42207/ 42400
¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
² Population sans doubles comptes: residents of multiple communes (e.g. students and military personnel) only counted once.

Saint-Chamond is a commune in the département of Loire and the Rhône-Alpes region of France. It is the largest suburb of the city of Saint-Étienne, and is adjacent to it on the northeast.

In the 1999 census, Saint-Chamond had a population of 37,378, making it the third-largest city in the Loire département, after Saint-Étienne and Roanne. The commune has a land area of 54.88 km² (21.189 sq mi).