Valence, Charente

Valence is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was not the birthplace of William de Valence, who later became Earl of Pembroke. He was born in the Cistercian abbey in Valence, Couhé-Vérac (Vienne department), near Lusignan.[2]

Valence
A general view of Valence
Location of Valence
Valence
Valence
Coordinates: 45°53′26″N 0°18′29″E
CountryFrance
RegionNouvelle-Aquitaine
DepartmentCharente
ArrondissementConfolens
CantonBoixe-et-Manslois
IntercommunalityPays Manslois
Government
  Mayor (20082014) Danielle Gibouleau
Area
1
10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
197
  Density18/km2 (47/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
  Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
16392 /16460
Elevation72–143 m (236–469 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793421    
1800433+2.9%
1806389−10.2%
1821450+15.7%
1831456+1.3%
1841502+10.1%
1846507+1.0%
1851507+0.0%
1856527+3.9%
1861487−7.6%
1866497+2.1%
1872473−4.8%
1876484+2.3%
1881476−1.7%
1886457−4.0%
1891437−4.4%
1896416−4.8%
YearPop.±%
1901411−1.2%
1906411+0.0%
1911408−0.7%
1921366−10.3%
1926373+1.9%
1931331−11.3%
1936325−1.8%
1946338+4.0%
1954316−6.5%
1962302−4.4%
1968242−19.9%
1975256+5.8%
1982265+3.5%
1990212−20.0%
1999241+13.7%
2008233−3.3%

See also

References

  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  2. Complete Peerage, vol. X, p. 377


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