Valence (Tarn-et-Garonne)
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| region | Occitania | |
| Department | Tarn-et-Garonne | |
| Arrondissement | Castelsarrasin | |
| Canton | Valence (main town) | |
| Community association | Deux Rives | |
| Coordinates | 44 ° 7 ' N , 0 ° 53' E | |
| height | 56-186 m | |
| surface | 13.44 km 2 | |
| Residents | 5,221 (January 1, 2017) | |
| Population density | 388 inhabitants / km 2 | |
| Post Code | 82400 | |
| INSEE code | 82186 | |
| Website | http://www.valencedagen.fr/ | |
Valence (sometimes also called Valence d'Agen ) is a French commune with 5221 inhabitants (as of January 1, 2017) in the Tarn-et-Garonne department in the Occitanie region . It is located in the arrondissement of Castelsarrasin and is the capital of the canton of Valence .
geography
The small river Barguelonne runs to the north of the village . The municipality is bordered to the south by the Garonne . The Canal latéral à la Garonne (German: Garonne-Seitenkanal ) also runs directly through the town . The place is about 39 kilometers west-northwest of Montauban .
Town twinning
- La Vall d'Uixó , Castellón Province , Spain
Personalities
- Joseph Calvet (1897–1984), violinist
- Georges d'Esparbès (1863–1944), novelist
- Jean-Baptiste Pérès (1752–1840), mathematician
- André Téchiné (* 1943), director
Web links
Commons : Valence - collection of images, videos and audio files
