Valence, Drôme
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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.
Valence
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View of the city of Valence | |
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. |
Sister cities
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
Valence, Drôme Media
View of the ruined Château de Crussol, in Ardèche, seen from the esplanade of the Champ de Mars .
Landscape units of Valentinois
Façade of the gare de Valence-Ville. Statue of François-Désiré Bancel.
A train at the Valence-TGV railway station