Beaumont-lès-Valence

Beaumont-lès-Valence ; Bèumont de Valença
region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Valence-3
Community association	Valence Roman's agglo
Coordinates	44 ° 52 ′ N , 4 ° 57 ′ E Coordinates: 44 ° 52 ′ N , 4 ° 57 ′ E
height	135-221 m
surface	17.61 km 2
Residents	3,649 (January 1, 2017)
Population density	207 inhabitants / km 2
Post Code	26760
INSEE code	26037
Website	www.beaumontlesvalence.fr
	; Beaumont-lès-Valence tower and town hall

Beaumont-lès-Valence ( Occitan : Beumont de Valença ) is a French municipality with 3649 inhabitants (as of January 1 2017) in the department of Drôme in the region Auvergne Rhône-Alpes ; it belongs to the arrondissement of Valence and the canton of Valence-3 . The inhabitants are called Beaumontois (es) .

geography

Beaumont-lès-Valence lies on the river Véore , a tributary of the Rhône , into which the Guimand flows here. Beaumont-lès-Valence is surrounded by the neighboring communities Valence in the north and northwest, Malissard in the northeast, Montvendre in the east, Montmeyran in the southeast and Montéléger in the south and west.

history

In 1226 the place is mentioned as Villa Bellimontis . The remains of a Roman country house can, however, be dated to the second century AD.

Population development

year	1962	1968	1975	1982	1990	1999	2006	2016
Residents	1252	1333	1873	2667	3117	3679	3775	3670

Attractions

Church in Beaumont

fortified gate of the city wall from the 14th century (probably 1336) with clockwork in the campanile
Simultaneous church Notre-Dame from the 12th century ( Monument historique )
Domain Laye with the Roman excavations
Le Pont-de-Quart, bridge over the Véore from 1483

Parish partnership

A partnership has existed with the Swiss municipality of Vétroz in the canton of Valais since 2005.

Personalities

Adrien Borel (1886–1966), psychiatrist, Freud's student
Sébastien Chabal (born 1977), rugby player

Web links

Commons : Beaumont-lès-Valence - Collection of images, videos and audio files