Valence, Drôme
Appearance
Valence
Valença | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
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Coordinates: 44°56′00″N 4°53′30″E / 44.9333°N 4.8917°E | |
Country | France |
Region | Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme |
Arrondissement | Valence |
Canton | Valence-1, 2, 3 and 4 |
Intercommunality | Valence-Romans Sud Rhône-Alpes |
Government | |
• Mayor (2014–2020) | Nicolas Daragon |
Area 1 | 36.69 km2 (14.17 sq mi) |
Population (2012) | 62,481 |
• Density | 1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi) |
Demonym | Valentinois |
Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
INSEE/Postal code | 26362 /26000 |
Elevation | 106–191 m (348–627 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft) |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. |
Valence is a city in the south of France, along the Rhône river. It is in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in the Drôme department in France.
Sister cities
[change | change source]Valence is twinned with:
Asti, Italy, since 1966
Biberach an der Riss, Germany, since 1967
Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom, since 1969
Ijevan, Armenia, since 1996
Gedera, Israel, since 1997
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