Bourg-lès-Valence

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Bourg-lès-Valence

Total population

19,581

Air quality index

26Good

Elevation99 m

Land area20.3 km²

WeatherAvg high 65.2°F

Coordinates44.95°, 4.90°

Demographic figures from INSEE. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.

City facts

Facts from Wikidata (CC0).

Overview

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 (1878–1932) was born in Bourg-lès-Valence.

Geography

Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.

Climate

10-year averages from ERA5 reanalysis (Open-Meteo).

Air quality

Current readings from Open-Meteo Air Quality API (Copernicus CAMS European reanalysis).

Wildlife & biodiversity

Citizen-science & research observations from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF).

Earthquake history

Events from the USGS Earthquake Catalog (global) (FDSN Event Web Service).

Notable people from here

B

Benoît Peschier

canoe racer

B

Bernard Gauthier

French racing cyclist (1924–2018)

C

Cédric Mathieu

French rugby union player

F

François Astier

French politician

H

Hector de Soubeyran de Saint-Prix

French politician

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Hugo of Bonnevaux

French monk (1120-1194)

Jean-Matthieu Alcalde

French rugby player

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Lydie Watier

French Protestant pastor (1897–1976)

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Manon Sinico

French basketball player

Michaël Ponton

French guitarist

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Michelle Porte

French screenwriter

Naura El Gargati

French basketball player

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Nicolas Peschier

French canoeist

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Olivier Ferez

French association football player

O

Oscar Soubeyran de Saint-Prix

French politician (1829–1904)

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Pascal Cotet

rugby union player

People born within ~10 km, from Wikidata (CC0). Click any name for their Wikipedia article.

Nearby places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

• Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
  3.1 mi away · pop. 6,252
• Châteaubourg
  4 mi away · pop. 232
• Beaumont-Monteux
  4.7 mi away · pop. 1,358
• Glun
  5.2 mi away · pop. 693
• Plats
  6.8 mi away · pop. 839
• Saint-Sylvestre
  7.6 mi away · pop. 509
• Champis
  7.9 mi away · pop. 637
• Alboussière
  8.2 mi away · pop. 1,005
• Tournon-sur-Rhône
  8.5 mi away · pop. 11,191
• Veaunes
  9.1 mi away
• Montmeyran
  9.2 mi away · pop. 2,960
• Saint-Bardoux
  9.9 mi away · pop. 590

Browse all places in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes →

Geography & sun

Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.

Public attention

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Gallery

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