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Valence
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Administration | |
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Country | France |
Region | Rhône-Alpes |
Department | Drôme |
Arrondissement | Valence |
Canton | Valence-1, 2, 3 and 4 |
Intercommunality | Valence-Romans Sud Rhône-Alpes |
Mayor | Nicolas Daragon (2014–2020) |
Statistics | |
Elevation | 106–191 m (348–627 ft) (avg. 123 m/404 ft) |
Land area1 | 36.69 km2 (14.17 sq mi) |
Population2 | 62,481 (2012) |
- Density | 1,703/km2 (4,410/sq mi) |
INSEE/Postal code | 26362/ 26000 |
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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
Valence is twinned with:
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Asti, Italy, since 1966
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Biberach an der Riss, Germany, since 1967
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Clacton-on-Sea, United Kingdom, since 1969
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Ijevan, Armenia, since 1996
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Gedera, Israel, since 1997