Valence, Drôme: Commune in Drôme, France
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 Valença | |
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Prefecture and commune | |
.jpg) View of the city of Valence | |
.svg) Coat of arms | |
  Valence  Valence | |
| 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. | |
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
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