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Valognes () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

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Valognes is a commune in France, situated within the Manche department and the arrondissement of Cherbourg. It serves as the capital of the canton of Valognes. The town has a population of 7,537, comprising 3,162 males and 3,641 females. Its total area is 15.63 square kilometers, with an elevation above sea level of 87 meters. Valognes shares borders with Tamerville, Flottemanville, Huberville, and Lieusaint.

The administrative body is twinned with Stolberg and Wimborne Minster. The postal code for the area is 50700. While some sources list the elevation as 29 or 33 meters, the primary data indicates 87 meters. The town is located in the Normandy region.

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Place details

Locality
Valognes
Region
Normandie
Country
France
Population
7,873
Timezone
Europe/Paris

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Air quality

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PM2.5
11.1 µg/m³
PM10
18.6 µg/m³
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Key facts

French commune.name
Valognes
French commune.commune status
Commune
French commune.image
Vue générale des thermes antiques de valognes 3.JPG
French commune.caption
Thermes de Valognes
French commune.arrondissement
Cherbourg
French commune.canton
Valognes
French commune.INSEE
50615
French commune.postal code
50700
French commune.mayor
Jacques Coquelin
French commune.term
2020–2026
French commune.intercommunality
CA Cotentin
French commune.elevation min m
19
French commune.elevation max m
87
French commune.area km2
15.63

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Valognes
Country
France
Population
6896
Area
15.63
Elevation
49
Time zone
UTC+01:00
Shares border with
Yvetot-Bocage
Official website
www.valognes.fr
Image
Valognes - Place Vicq d'Azir.jpg
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twinned administrative body
Wimborne Minster
Commons category
Valognes
postal code
50700
category for people born here
Category:Births in Valognes
topic's main category
Category:Valognes
associated electoral district
canton of Valognes
male population
3162
female population
3641
email address
mailto:[email protected]
phone number
+33-2-33-95-82-00
fax number
+33-2-33-40-49-69
contact page URL
www.valognes.fr/contact
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Encyclopedic overview

10 sections
Contents
  • Geography
  • History
  • Population
  • Heraldry
  • Museums
  • Twin towns
  • Notable people
  • See also
  • References
  • External links

Valognes () is a commune in the Manche department in Normandy in north-western France.

==Geography== Valognes is situated in the Cotentin Peninsula, southeast of Cherbourg. Valognes station has rail connections to Caen, Paris and Cherbourg.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Valognes” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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