Valence, Drôme

Coordinates: 44°56′00″N 4°53′30″E / 44.9333°N 4.8917°E / 44.9333; 4.8917
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Valence
Valença
View of the city of Valence
View of the city of Valence
Coat of arms of Valence
Location of Valence
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Valence is located in France
Valence
Valence
Valence is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Valence
Valence
Coordinates: 44°56′00″N 4°53′30″E / 44.9333°N 4.8917°E / 44.9333; 4.8917
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementValence
CantonValence-1, 2, 3 and 4
IntercommunalityValence-Romans Sud Rhône-Alpes
Government
 • Mayor (2014–2020) Nicolas Daragon
Area
1
36.69 km2 (14.17 sq mi)
Population
 (2012)
62,481
 • Density1,700/km2 (4,400/sq mi)
DemonymValentinois
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26362 /26000
Elevation106–191 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.

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