Valence Valença (Occitan)
Prefecture and commune
View of the city of Valence
Flag Coat of arms
Location of Valence
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Coordinates: 44°56′00″N 4°53′30″E / 44.9333°N 4.8917°E / 44.9333; 4.8917
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Valence-1, 2, 3 and 4
Intercommunality	CA Valence Romans Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Nicolas Daragon[1]
Area 1	36.69 km2 (14.17 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	64,483
• Density	1,800/km2 (4,600/sq mi)
Demonym	Valentinois
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	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 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valence (US: /vəˈlɒ̃s, væˈlɒ̃s/,^[3][4] French: [valɑ̃s] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Valença [vaˈlensɔ]) 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.

It is the eighth-largest city in the region by its population and has 64,726 registered inhabitants in 2018 (132,556 inhabitants in the urban area (unité urbaine).^[5] The city is divided into four cantons.

Located in the heart of the Rhone corridor, Valence is often referred to as "the door to the South of France", the local saying à Valence le Midi commence ("at Valence the Midi begins") pays tribute to the city's southern culture. Between Vercors and Provence, its geographical location attracts many tourists. Axes of transport and communications are the A7 and A49 autoroutes, the RN7, Paris/Marseille TGV line, as well as the Rhône. In addition, the Valence agglomeration is equipped with a marina [fr], a trading port [fr], two railway stations (Valence-Ville and Valence-TGV) and an airport. Its business is essentially turned towards the sectors of agriculture, metallurgy, engineering and electronics.^[6] Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=Valence,_Drôme
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