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La Communauté valencienne compte 4 959 968 habitants, soit 10,6 % de la population de l'Espagne. Elle a pour capitale Valence ( València) avec 805 304 habitants (en 2006) et une agglomération de 1 730 853 habitants. La deuxième ville en population est Alicante ( Alacant) avec 330 525 habitants, et la troisième Elche ( Elx ), avec 227 659 ...
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Histoire. La communauté d'agglomération de Valenciennes...
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Le valencien (en catalan : valencià ), parfois dénommé...
- Valenciennes Métropole
Population. (2018) 192,787. • Density. 732/km 2 (1,900/sq mi) Communauté d'agglomération Valenciennes Métropole is the communauté d'agglomération, an intercommunal structure, centred on the city of Valenciennes. It is located in the Nord department, in the Hauts-de-France region, northern France. It was created in December 2000. [1]
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The city of Valencia (capital of the region) was founded by the Romans under the name of Valentia Edetanorum, or simply Valentia, which translates to "strength" or "valour", in full "strength of the Edetani" (the centre of Edetania was Edeta, an important old Iberian settlement 25 km north of Valencia, in what is now modern day Llíria, other import...
The pre-Roman autochthonous people of the Valencian Community were the Iberians, who were divided in several groups (the Contestani, the Edetani, the Ilercavones and the Bastetani). The Greeks established colonies in the coastal towns of Saguntum and Dianium beginning in the 5th century BC, where they traded and mixed with the local Iberian populat...
Relief
The inland part of the territory is craggy, with some of the highest peaks in the Valencia and Castellón provinces forming part of the Iberian Mountain Range. The mountains in the Province of Alicante are in turn a part of the Subbaetic Range. The most emblematic mountain of the Valencian Community is the Penyagolosa, in the Alcalatén area. It is widely thought to be the highest peak with 1,813 m, but actually the highest peak is the Calderón (1,839 m) located in the Rincón de Ademuz, a Valen...
Climate
Valencia has a generally pleasant climate, with mild winters and hot summers, heavily influenced by the neighbouring Mediterranean sea. Still, there are important differences between areas: 1. Typical Mediterranean climate (Köppen Csa). It roughly goes along the coastal plain from the northernmost border through the Benidorm area (cities included here are, amongst others, Castellón de la Plana, Gandia and Valencia). It covers in various grades the lower inland areas. In this area, winters are...
Hydrography
There are only two major rivers: the Segura in the Province of Alicante, whose source is in Andalusia, and the Júcar in Province of Valencia, whose source is in Castilla–La Mancha. Both are subjected to very intense human regulation for cities, industries and, especially, agricultural consumption. The river Turia is the third largest and has its source in Aragon. Most rivers in the area, such as the Vinalopó, are usually short, have little current (due to agricultural usage, climatic reasons...
Urbanization
The estimate population according to the INE in January 2020 is 5,057,353ranking the fourth most populous in Spain. The list of largest cities is topped by Valencia, the third largest city in Spain overall. Valencian population traditionally concentrated in localities with fertile cultivation and growing lowlands by the most important rivers (Júcar, Turia, Segura, Vinalopó), also in harbour cities important to the agricultural trade. In actuality, population is particularly dense along the co...
Institutions of government: La Generalitat
In the process whereby democracy was restored in Spain between 1975 and 1978, the nationalist and regionalist parties pressed to grant home rule to certain territories in Spain. The constitution of 1978 opened a legal way for autonomous communities to be formed from provinces with common historical and cultural links. In recognition of the Valencian Community as a nationality of Spain, and in accordance to the second article of the Spanish Constitution which grants autonomy to the "nationalit...
Administrative divisions
Prior to the 1833 territorial division of Spain Valencia was divided into four administrative provinces of Spain: Alicante, Castellón, Valencia and Xàtiva. From 1833, the current three-province system was consolidated: 1. Alicante, capital: Alicante 2. Castellón, capital: Castellón de la Plana 3. Valencia, capital: Valencia The Valencian Community is further divided into 34 comarques (including the city of Valencia) and 542 municipalities(141 in the Province of Alicante, 135 in the Province o...
Valencia is long and narrow, running mainly north–south; historically, its rather steep and irregular terrain has made communications and the exploitation of the soil difficult, although the soil of the coastal plain is particularly fertile. This coastal axis has facilitated connections with Europe, either by sea through the Mediterranean, or by la...
Spanish (español or castellano) has official status in all of Spain, including the Valencian Community. Aside from it, the Statute of Autonomy recognizes Valencian (valencià) as the language native (llengua pròpia) to the Valencian people,[citation needed] and commends its protection and regulation to the Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua (AVL) und...
Air
The Valencian Community is served by three international airports: Alicante Airport, Valencia Airport and Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport. Alicante Airport, located in the south, is mainly tourist-oriented and is currently the busiest airport in the Valencian Community. Valencia Airport is located in the capital and carries more business traffic. The third airport, Castellón–Costa Azahar Airport, is located in the north of the Valencian territory and has several international connections. This...
Train
The Valencian Community has an extensive rail system which connects the principal cities with the rest of Spain such as the Euromed towards Catalonia and AVE towards Madrid, or northern and southern Spain, both run by the Spanish national rail company RENFE. In December 2010 the high-speed rail (AVE) Madrid–Valencia opened as part of the Madrid–Levante high-speed rail line. High-speed lines arrive to Valencia-Joaquín Sorolla, a provisional station located south of the city centre. It is expec...
Ports
By sea, the Valencian Community is served by several ferry routes and cargo ports, and in the major cities, Valencia and Alicante, cruise ships dock on a regular basis. In point 20 of article 149 of the Spanish Constitution, referring to the exclusive powers of the State, direct reference is made to the ownership of the ports of general interest, which in the Valencian case are those of Alicante, Castellón, Valencia, Sagunt and Gandia. For this reason, all these ports are managed by the publi...
Education
State Education in Spain and the Valencian Community is free and compulsory from six to sixteen years of age. The current education system is called LOE (in reference to the Llei Orgànica d'Educació). 1. From three to six years: Preparatory School (Infantil, popularly known as Preescolar) 2. From six to twelve years: Primary School (Primaria) 3. From twelve to sixteen years: Compulsory Secondary School (Secundaria) 4. From sixteen to eighteen years: Post-Secondary School (Bachillerato) Childr...
Media
Until its dissolution in November 2013, the public-service Ràdio Televisió Valenciana (RTVV) was the main broadcaster of radio and television in the Valencian Community. The Generalitat Valenciana constituted it in 1984 in order to guarantee the freedom of information of the Valencian people in their own language. Prior to its dissolution, the administration of RTVV under the People's Party (PP) had been controversial due to accusations of ideological manipulation and lack of plurality. The n...
Gastronomy
The Valencian gastronomy is of great variety, although their more international dishes are rice-based (arròs in Valencian), like the Valencian paella known worldwide. Rice is a basic ingredient in many of the typical dishes, like the arròs a banda, arròs al forn, arròs amb costra, arròs caldós, arròs del senyoret, arròs negre, among many. Pasta dishes include the fideuà. Its main ingredients are pasta noodles, fish and shellfish. The Valencian Mediterranean climate favors the cultivation of v...
Valencian symbols
The official Valencian anthem is the Hymn of the Regional Exhibition of 1909 (Himne de l'Exposició Regional de 1909 in Valencian; commonly known as the Himne de València, "Anthem of Valencia"), in whose composition the old hymn of the City of Valencia of the 16th century is included. The emblem of the Valencian Generalitat (coat of arms) includes the heraldry of King Peter IV of Aragon, representative of the historical Kingdom of Valencia, whose shield is inclined towards the right, or, four...
Celebrations
1. Falles of Valencia– from the 15th to the 19th of March 2. Fogueres de Sant Joan of Alicante– from the 19th to the 24th of June 3. Misteri of Elche– 14th and 15 August 4. Muixeranga: Algemesí– 7th and 8 September 5. Moros i Cristians: Alcoy– from the 22 to 24 April 6. Tomatina of Buñol– last Wednesday in August 7. Magdalena of Castellón– 3rd Saturday of Lent
- 1 July 1982 / 10 April 2006 (current version)
Histoire du Pays valencien. Carte de 1360 de la péninsule Ibérique. La couronne d'Aragon, incluant le royaume de Valence au sud, est figurée en vert. L' histoire du Pays valencien (actuelle Communauté valencienne) est fortement conditionnée par la localisation du territoire, au bord de la mer Méditerranée, sur le levant de la péninsule ...
Valenciennes (prononcé : /va.lɑ̃.sjɛn/) est une commune française, historiquement capitale du comté du Hainaut français et aujourd'hui sous-préfecture du département du Nord, en région Hauts-de-France.
