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Valensole
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Valensole (; Occitan: Valençòla) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. Its inhabitants are called Valensolais (masculine) and Valensolaises (feminine). The commune numbered 3,173 inhabitants as of 2019.
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Valensole is a commune in France, situated within the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It serves as the capital of the canton of Valensole and is located in the administrative entities of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, the arrondissement of Forcalquier, and the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains. The town borders Allemagne-en-Provence, Brunet, Le Castellet, and Gréoux-les-Bains, and is positioned next to the Durance river.
The commune has an area of 127.77 square kilometers. Population records vary, with one source listing 3,254 residents (1,576 male and 1,628 female) and another citing 2,479. Elevation above sea level is recorded as 651 meters in one dataset, while other sources list elevations of 581 and 569 meters. The official postal code is 04210, and the local timezone is Europe/Paris.
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Place details
- Locality
- Valensole
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,479
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Valensole
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lavender fileds in Valensole.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Lavender fields in Valensole
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Valensole.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forcalquier
- French commune.canton
- Valensole
- French commune.INSEE
- 04230
- French commune.postal code
- 04210
- French commune.mayor
- Gérard Aurric
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
- French commune.elevation m
- 595
- French commune.elevation min m
- 290
- French commune.elevation max m
- 651
- French commune.area km2
- 127.77
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- The Middle Ages
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- French Revolution
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- List of mayors
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Valensole (; Occitan: Valençòla) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. Its inhabitants are called Valensolais (masculine) and Valensolaises (feminine). The commune numbered 3,173 inhabitants as of 2019.
==Geography== The city itself, at 595 metres above sea level, is formed by an amphitheater on a hill between the Plateau de Valensole and the valley of Notre Dame. The commune is one of the most expansive of the region and contains many hamlets.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valensole” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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