Valence

Valence is a commune in southeastern France, the prefecture of the Drôme department and within the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region. It is situated on the left bank of the Rhône, about 100 kilometres south of Lyon, along the railway line that runs from Paris to Marseille.
  • Locality with about 62,500 residents
  • …lies at an elevation of around 140 metres (440 feet)
  • …is also known as “26362”

Places of Interest

Discover Valence-Ville station and Musée des Beaux-Arts de Valence.
Railway station
is a railway station serving the…
The Hôtel de Ville is a municipal building…

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bourg-lès-Valence and Guilherand-Granges.
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Village
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4 km west of Valence
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Latitude
44.9325° or 44° 55′ 57″ north
Longitude
4.8908° or 4° 53′ 27″ east
Open location code
8FP6WVMR+28
Geo­Names ID

Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Valence” goes by many names.
فالانسArabic
ՎալանսArmenian
Горад ВалансBelarusian
ValençaBreton
ValençaCatalan
瓦朗斯Chinese
ואלנסHebrew
वलांसHindi
ヴァランスJapanese
발랑스Korean
ValentiaLatin
ValansaLatvian
ValansasLithuanian
ولانس، درومMazanderani
ValençaOccitan (post 1500)
ولانس، درومPersian
ВалансRussian
ВалансSerbian
ВалансUkrainian

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Valence and Guilherand-Granges.
“The world is so empty if we think of it only as mountains, rivers, and cities; but to know someone here and there who is in harmony with us… makes this earth an inhabited garden.”

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