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Valenciennes
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Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
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Valenciennes is a commune in France, situated in the Nord department and the Hauts-de-France region. It serves as the capital of the arrondissement of Valenciennes, as well as the cantons of Valenciennes, Valenciennes-Nord, and Valenciennes-Est. The town has a population of 44,509 and covers an area of 13.82 square kilometers. Its postal code is 59300, and it is located at an elevation of 56 meters above sea level.
The municipality shares borders with Bruay-sur-l'Escaut, Anzin, Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes, and Marly. Laurent Degallaix is the head of government. Valenciennes is twinned with Agrigento, Miskolc, Düren, and Gliwice. The town received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918. It is described in sources including the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition and The Nuttall Encyclopædia.
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Place details
- Locality
- Valenciennes
- Region
- Hauts-de-France
- Country
- France
- Population
- 44,821
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Valenciennes
- French commune.commune status
- Subprefecture and commune
- French commune.image
- Valenciennes.JPG
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason valenciennes.svg
- French commune.caption
- The Hôtel de Ville (City Hall)
- French commune.arrondissement
- Valenciennes
- French commune.canton
- Valenciennes
- French commune.INSEE
- 59606
- French commune.postal code
- 59300
- French commune.mayor
- Laurent Degallaix
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.party
- UDI
- French commune.intercommunality
- CA Valenciennes Métropole
- French commune.elevation m
- 42
- French commune.elevation min m
- 17
- French commune.elevation max m
- 56
- French commune.area km2
- 13.82
- French commune.demonym
- Valenciennois (masculine)Valenciennoise (feminine)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- commune of France
- Named after
- Valentinian I
- Official name
- Valenciennes
- Country
- France
- Located in
- arrondissement of Valenciennes
- Population
- 43468
- Area
- 13.82
- Elevation
- 34
- Time zone
- UTC+02:00
- Body of water
- Scheldt
- Head of government
- Laurent Degallaix
- Capital of
- canton of Valenciennes-Sud
- Shares border with
- Trith-Saint-Léger
- Official website
- www.valenciennes.fr
- Image
- Valenciennes hotel de ville cote.jpg
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- category for people who died here
- Category:Deaths in Valenciennes
- twinned administrative body
- Yichang
- Commons category
- Valenciennes
- topic's main category
- Category:Valenciennes
- category for people born here
- Category:Births in Valenciennes
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Valenciennes
- Commons gallery
- Valenciennes
- postal code
- 59300
- associated electoral district
- canton of Valenciennes
- male population
- 20825
- female population
- 22511
- different from
- Valenciennes
- IPA transcription
- valɑ̃sjɛn
- P8168
- 1328 Devota
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- contact page URL
- www.valenciennes.fr/aide/contact
- phone number
- +33-3-27-22-59-00
- fax number
- +33-3-27-22-59-01
- P12749
- Hans von Ohain
- number of viewers/listeners
- 306701
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Encyclopedic overview
21 sectionsContents
- History
- Early history
- 1500–1793
- 1793–1914
- First World War
- 1945 to present
- Geography
- Climate
- Population
- Main sights
- Economy
- Public transport
- Administration
- Mayors since 1947
- Education
- Notable people
- Sport
- Twin towns – sister cities
- See also
- References
- External links
Valenciennes (, also , , ; ; or ; ) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the city and region experienced a steady population decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valenciennes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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