Valence, Tarn-et-Garonne

Valence

Valence
Administration
Country France
Region Midi-Pyrénées
Department Tarn-et-Garonne
Arrondissement Castelsarrasin
Canton Valence
Intercommunality Deux Rives
Mayor Jacques Bousquet
(2008–2014)
Statistics
Elevation 56–186 m (184–610 ft)
(avg. 66 m/217 ft)
Land area1 13.44 km2 (5.19 sq mi)
Population2 5,311  (2006)
 - Density 395 /km2 (1,020 /sq mi)
INSEE/Postal code 82186/ 82400
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
2 Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once.

Valence, also known as Valence-d'Agen, is a commune in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Midi-Pyrénées region in southern France.

Geography

Valence is located 25 km (16 mi) from Agen, 45 km (28 mi) from Montauban, 60 km (37 mi) from Cahors, 90 km from Toulouse and 160 km (99 mi) from Bordeaux.

The Barguelonne flows westward through the northern part of the commune and forms part of its north-eastern and north-western borders.

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