Valence
Valence is a locality in Arrondissement of Valence, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. Valence is situated nearby to the locality Guilherand-Granges, as well as near Valenson.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Valence-Ville station and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valence.
Valence-Ville station
Railway station
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Valence-Ville station is a railway station serving the town Valence, Drôme department, southeastern France. It is situated on the Paris–Marseille railway, and is the southern terminus of a branch line to Grenoble.
Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valence
Museum
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Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valence is a museum.
Hôtel de Ville, Valence
Town hall
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The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building in Valence, Drôme, southeast France, standing on Place de la Liberté. It was designated a monument historique by the French government in 2018.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bourg-lès-Valence and Guilherand-Granges.
Bourg-lès-Valence
Town
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Bourg-lès-Valence is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is a suburb of Valence. The archaeologist and Hellenist Fernand Courby was born in Bourg-lès-Valence.
Guilherand-Granges
Town
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Guilherand-Granges is a commune in the Ardèche department in southern France. It is a suburb of Valence, Drôme. It is one of the most populous communes in the Ardéche department, after Annonay and Aubenas, and before Tournon-sur-Rhône.
Saint-Péray
Village
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Saint-Péray is a commune in the Ardèche department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in southern France. Historically part of the royal province of Vivarais, it has been a significant settlement since the 15th century when inhabitants moved from the fortified castle of Crussol to the valley of Mialan. Saint-Péray is situated 4 km west of Valence.
Valence
- Type: Locality with 62,500 residents
- Also known as: “26362”
- Location: Arrondissement of Valence, Drôme, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France, Europe
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Latitude
44.9325° or 44° 55′ 57″ northLongitude
4.8908° or 4° 53′ 27″ eastPopulation
62,500Elevation
135 metres (443 feet)Open location code
8FP6WVMR+28GeoNames ID
6453882
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Valence” goes by many names.
- Arabic: “فالانس”
- Armenian: “Վալանս”
- Belarusian: “Горад Валанс”
- Breton: “Valença”
- Catalan: “Valença”
- Chinese: “瓦朗斯”
- French: “Valence”
- Hebrew: “ואלנס”
- Hindi: “वलांस”
- Japanese: “ヴァランス”
- Korean: “발랑스”
- Latin: “Valentia”
- Latvian: “Valansa”
- Lithuanian: “Valansas”
- Mazanderani: “ولانس، دروم”
- Occitan (post 1500): “Valença”
- Persian: “ولانس، دروم”
- Russian: “Валанс”
- Serbian: “Валанс”
- Ukrainian: “Валанс”
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