Transportation Information
Bus routes:
Sainte Claire High School is served by:
– scheduled flights:
- Saint-Étienne / Montbrison Car, Loire Region L11
- Andrézieux / Sury Car Loire Region L19
Hours: https://www.auvergnerhonealpes.fr/435-loire.htm
– school bus routes:
2TMC Transport http://www.2tmc.fr/activite/circuits-scolaires/
- Chevrières/Chazelles-sur-Lyon/Sury-le-Comtal: Route 304011
- Bellegarde-en-Forez/Sury-le-Comtal via Montrond-les-Bains (SNCF station): Line 304013
- St Bonnet le Château/Montbrison: Route 14740
- Périgneux/Sury-le-Comtal: Line 28571
To help you plan your route: https://www.oura.com/
Registration procedures vary depending on the municipality where you live.
Saint-Étienne Métropole:
Saint-Étienne Métropole subsidizes school transportation for day students and half-boarders only if:
– The requested training program is not available in the Saint-Étienne Métropole area
– or if your child was rejected by a school offering this program in the Saint-Étienne metropolitan area.
Registration forms can be downloaded from www.st-etienne-metropole.fr or picked up at the school office.
If you do not meet the criteria, you may, depending on your situation:
– subscribe directly through Cars Région to use a regular bus route,
– Apply for a “public access” subscription with the Loire Department to use school transportation services. (See the LOIRE TRANSPORTATION GUIDE)
Transportation assistance for private vehicles may be provided if you live in one of the following municipalities:
Chagnon, Châteauneuf, Dargoire, Doizieux, La Gimond, La Terrasse-sur-Dorlay, La Valla-en-Gier, Pavezin, Sainte-Croix-en-Jarez, Tartaras.
Please pick up the form at the office when school starts.
Rhône (including municipalities in the Loire region belonging to the CCMDL):
Day students and half-boarders must register at https://tcl.fr/titres-et-tarifs/tous-les-titres-et-abonnements.
Two types of financial aid (which cannot be combined) are available: a mileage allowance or a boarding allowance. Applications must be submitted online at https://tcl.fr/les-allocations-kilometriques-et-allocations-eleves-interne
Municipalities in the Loire Department (excluding SEM, Roannais, and CCMDL):
Registration opens in late May on the website LA REGION VOUS TRANSPORTE
Please note: Starting on July 20, the subscription fee will increase by €30.
Departmental Grants
The Loire Department provides two types of assistance, regardless of income:
- Passenger car subsidy if your daily commute is more than 3 km
- Financial aid for boarding students (not available in conjunction with the school line subscription)
Information and downloadable files HERE
Other Departments:
To find out what financial assistance is available based on where you live, please visit your department’s website.
– If you need to take the train: you must purchase a pass directly from the SNCF.
– If you are using a regular Car Région Loire route: single-ride tickets are available from the driver.
– If you need to take a school bus in the Loire region: Tickets can be purchased directly from the driver.
Since access to school bus routes is reserved primarily for regular passengers, we recommend that you let the bus company know if you plan to use this route on a regular basis (for example, every Monday morning, every Friday at noon, etc.).