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The Gotheron weather station of Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence, located 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) from the centre of Valence, recorded an average temperature of 12.3 °C and 886 millimetres (34.9 in) of precipitation over the period from 1966 to 2004. The annual sunshine in Valence is 2,500 hours/year (average 1970–1994).
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.
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Valence, town, capital of Drôme département, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes région, southeastern France. Valence lies on the left bank of the Rhône River and is connected by road to Lyon and Grenoble. Built on a succession of terraces bordering the Rhône, the town is dominated by the ancient cathedral of Saint-Apollinaire, which was consecrated by ...
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26362 /26000. Elevation. 106–191 m (348–627 ft) (avg. 123 m or 404 ft) 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km 2 (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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Drôme is one of the 83 French departments made during the French revolution, on 4 March 1790; it was made with part of the old French province of Dauphiné. It was divided in 6 districts: Romans, Valence, Die, Buis, Montélimar,and Crest. The capital was Chabeuil but in the same year the capital was moved to Valence. With the creation of the arrondis...
Drôme is part of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region, in southeastern France, with an area of 6,530 km2(2,521 sq mi). The department borders with 5 other departments in 2 regions: 1. Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur 1.1. Hautes-Alpes(east) 1.2. Alpes-de-Haute-Provence(southeast) 1.3. Vaucluse(south) 2. Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes 2.1. Ardèche(west) 2.2. Isère( nort...
Drôme is part of the region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. The department is managed by the Departamental Council of the Drôme in Valence.
The inhabitants of Drôme are known, in French, as Drômois (women: Drômoises). Drôme has a population, in 2014, of 499,159, for a population density of 76.4 inhabitants/km2. The arrondissementof Valence, with 314,233 inhabitants, is by far the largest. The other two, Nyons and Die, have respectively 141,971 and 42,955 inhabitants. The city with more...
Prefecture website Archived 2011-09-29 at the Wayback Machine (in French)- 4 March 1790
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As the French expression goes: “ à Valence le Midi commence ” (meaning “ at Valence the southern half begins “), with the nickname of “the door to the South of France”. It is located on the edge of Provence in the Drôme department of Auvergne-Rhône-Alps. If you like forests and mountains nearby, you will enjoy Valence.
There is also a collection of fine art from the 16th century to today. In the middle of Jean Perdrix park on the edge of town there are two very distinctive water towers. These were designed by the Greek sculptor Philolaos and are huge asymmetrical, tall, curved towers. If you like boats Valence has the number 1 river marina in France.
