Valence

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Valence

Total population

64,483

Air quality index

23Good

Coordinates44.93°, 4.89°

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

Overview

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 (62 mi) south of Lyon, along the railway line that runs from Paris to Marseille.

Geography

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

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

H

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

N

Nicolas Peschier

French canoeist

P

Pascal Cotet

rugby union player

P

Pascal Fugier

footballer

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Paul Bellin

French speleologist

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Raphaël Smolin-Froissart

French swimmer

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Raymond Saint-Prix

French actor

Serge Cohen

French photographer

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

Official Identifiers