Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne

Valence, also known as Valence-d'Agen, is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region in southern France.

Valence
Commune
Coat of arms
Location of Valence
Valence
Valence
Coordinates: 44°06′40″N 0°53′25″E
CountryFrance
RegionOccitanie
DepartmentTarn-et-Garonne
ArrondissementCastelsarrasin
CantonValence
IntercommunalityDeux Rives
Government
 • Mayor (2008–2014) Jacques Bousquet
Area
1
13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population
 (2017-01-01)[1]
5,221
 • Density390/km2 (1,000/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
82186 /82400
Elevation56–186 m (184–610 ft)
(avg. 66 m or 217 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Valence is located 25 km (16 mi) from Agen, 45 km (28 mi) from Montauban, 60 km (37 mi) from Cahors, 90 km from Toulouse and 160 km (99 mi) from Bordeaux.

The departmental road D813 passes through the town. Until 2008 the road, which runs between Toulouse and Bordeaux, was classified as a National Road N113. Exit 8 off the autoroute A62, which also runs between Bordeaux and Toulouse, lies a few kilometres south of town. A further connection is provided by the voie verte, a path open to walkers and cyclists which runs along the canal that passes through the edge of the town.

The train station on the northern edge of the town, on the D813, lies on the Bordeaux-Toulouse line.

The Barguelonne flows westward through the northern part of the commune and forms part of its north-eastern and north-western borders.

Twinned Cities

La Vall d'Uixó, a Spanish town of about 35,000 located in the Province of Castellón, has been a twin city to Valence since September 1990. The Spanish twin to Valence, France lies about 45 km due north of Valencia, Spain and forms part of the Spanish autonomous region known as the Valencian Community.

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2017". INSEE. Retrieved 6 January 2020.


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