Stevenage is a town and district in Hertfordshire. The population in Stevenage according to the 2001 census was 79,724. The Stevenage Town Centre was the first built traffic-free shopping are in Britain, and was officially opened by the Queen in 1959. Stevenage’s distinctive feature is its urban landscape – with few traffic lights, many roundabouts and some of the tallest street-lights in Britain. There are many places of worship in Stevenage and it is towned with Ingelheim, Germany and Autun, France.