Valence, Drôme

Valence
	Valence ; Valença
	View of the city of Valence
Administration
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.

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Administration
Valence Valença

View of the city of Valence



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.