Valence, Charente

Commune in Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

(2020–2026) Christine Soury^[1]Area10.87 km² (4.20 sq mi)Population187 • Density17/km² (45/sq mi)Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET) • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)INSEE/Postal codeElevation72–143 m (236–469 ft)
(avg. 110 m or 360 ft)¹ French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Valence (French pronunciation: [valɑ̃s] ^ⓘ; Occitan: Valença) is a commune in the Charente department in southwestern France. It was not the birthplace of William de Valence, who later became Earl of Pembroke. He was born in the Cistercian abbey in Valence [fr], Couhé-Vérac (Vienne department), near Lusignan.^[3]

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1968	242	—
1975	256	+0.81%
1982	265	+0.49%
1990	212	−2.75%
1999	240	+1.39%
2009	233	−0.30%
2014	231	−0.17%
2020	185	−3.63%
Source: INSEE[4]

See also

• Communes of the Charente department

References