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General information - Location

Country	France
Location in country	Southeast
Location in Europe	West Europe
Coordinates (WGS84)	Long: 4.9051,Lat: 44.9181
Elevation	152 meter above sea level
Local time	9:53:55am
Name province/region	Rhône-Alpes
Name Subregion	Drôme
Name Sub(sub)region - municipality	Valence
Name	Valence

Nearest 5 places

Placename	Distance	Direction
1 Guilherand-Granges	3.1 km	WestNorthWest
2 Malissard	4.3 km	EastSouthEast
3 Bourg-lès-Valence	4.6 km	NorthNorthWest
4 Portes-lès-Valence	5.1 km	SouthSouthWest
5 Saint-Péray	5.7 km	WestNorthWest

Nearest 3 capitals

Capitalname	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Monte Carlo	Monaco	240 km	SouthEast
2 Bern	Switzerland	299 km	NorthEast
3 Andorra	Andorra	381 km	SouthWest

Characteristics - Physical Geography

The Mediterranean Sea is the nearest oceancoast with a distance of around 162 km (direction South).The place is situated in the rivercatchment named Rhone main - Lower, part of the larger catchment area Rhone and Coastal Mediterranean. The nearest bigger lake is Retenue du Cheylard (0.5 km² at a height of around -1 meter above sea level) at a distance of 34.2 km in Western direction).

The most nearby international border is the Italian-French border with a straight distance of 137.4 km in Eastern direction. The estimated travel distance is around 192 km.
Elevation around place: low location: 97%, hill: 3%, The hills are mainly western orientated. The surroundings of the place is highly urbanised. The most common land use in the area is agriculture.

Name area (subregions, nature area, hills, mountains, landscape)

Name
Agglomération de Valence - paysages urbains et périurbains

Nearby scheduled flights are operated from (national) airport Lyon Saint-Exupéry Airport (at a distance of 91 km and direction NorthNorthEast).

Landscape - Landuse (within 5km)

Forest

3.3 km2

4.2%

Nature

2.1 km2

2.6%

Agriculture

36.9 km2

47%

Urban area

31.9 km2

40.6%

Infrastructure

0.4 km2

0.5%

Water - Lakes

3 km2

3.8%

Climate - Temperature and Precipitation

Location of Valence in country France

Valence at Physical map (height map)

Tourist information - Travel Guide

Nearest 3 UNESCO-sites

Name	Country	Distance	Direction
1 Decorated Cave of Pont d’Arc, known as Grotte Chauvet-Pont d’Arc, Ardèche	France	70 km	SouthWest
2 Roman Theatre and its Surroundings and the	France	87 km	South
3 Historic Site of Lyon	France	94 km	North

Nearest Natura2000-area

Sitename	Country	Distance	Direction
Massifs de Crussol, Soyons, Cornas-Chateaubourg	FR	4 km	West

Social media - Maps

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Filming Location	IMDB Valence
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Relief: Altitude classes in percent (within 5km)

Relief: slope classes in percent (within 5km)

Current weather at Valence

Type of weather in Valence	light rain
Current temperature:	18 degrees Celcius
Rain last 3 hours :	No precipitation
Wind:	6.17 mtr/sec (windforce - bft 4)
Wind direction:	South
Air pressure:	1007 mb
Humidity:	63 %
Daylength at 14 May 2024:	14 hour and 49 minutes
Sunrise :	06:12 Europe/Amsterdam
Sunset :	21:01 Europe/Amsterdam