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Valenciennes
Valincyinne (Picard) | |
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Subprefecture and commune | |
 The town hall | |
 Coat of arms | |
Location of Valenciennes  | |
  Valenciennes  Valenciennes | |
| Coordinates: 50°21′29″N 03°31′24″E / 50.35806°N 3.52333°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Hauts-de-France |
| Department | Nord |
| Arrondissement | Valenciennes |
| Canton | Valenciennes |
| Intercommunality | CA Valenciennes Métropole |
| Government | |
| • Mayor (2020–2026) | Laurent Degallaix[1] (UDI) |
| Area 1 | 13.82 km2 (5.34 sq mi) |
| Population (2021)[2] | 42,991 |
| • Density | 3,100/km2 (8,100/sq mi) |
| Demonym(s) | Valenciennois (masculine) Valenciennoise (feminine) |
| Time zone | UTC+01:00 (CET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+02:00 (CEST) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 59606 /59300 |
| Elevation | 17–56 m (56–184 ft) (avg. 42 m or 138 ft) |
| 1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. | |
Valenciennes (/ˌvælɒ̃ˈsjɛn/,[3] also UK: /ˌvælənsiˈɛn/,[4] US: /-nz, vəˌlɛnsiˈɛn(z)/,[5][6] French: [valɑ̃sjɛn] ⓘ; also Dutch: Valencijn; Picard: Valincyinnes or Valinciennes; Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.[7]
It lies on the Scheldt (French: Escaut) river. Although the city and region experienced a steady population decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded. The 1999 census recorded that the population of the commune of Valenciennes was 41,278, and that of the metropolitan area was 399,677.
- ^ "Répertoire national des élus: les maires". data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises (in French). 2 December 2020.
- ^ "Populations légales 2021". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Valenciennes". Lexico UK English Dictionary. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 22 March 2020.
- ^ "Valenciennes". Collins English Dictionary. HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Valenciennes". The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language (5th ed.). HarperCollins. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ "Valenciennes". Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary. Retrieved 29 June 2019.
- ^ INSEE commune file
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