Valence, Charente
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Location within Nouvelle-Aquitaine region
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| Coordinates: 45°53′26″N 0°18′29″E / 45.8906°N 0.3081°ECoordinates: 45°53′26″N 0°18′29″E / 45.8906°N 0.3081°E | |
| Country | France |
| Region | Nouvelle-Aquitaine |
| Department | Charente |
| Arrondissement | Confolens |
| Canton | Boixe-et-Manslois |
| Intercommunality | Pays Manslois |
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| • Mayor (2008–2014) | Danielle Gibouleau |
| Area1 | 10.87 km2 (4.20 sq mi) |
| Population (2008)2 | 233 |
| • Density | 21/km2 (56/sq mi) |
| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) |
| • Summer (DST) | CEST (UTC+2) |
| INSEE/Postal code | 16392 /16460 |
| Elevation | 72–143 m (236–469 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft) |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries. 2Population without double counting: residents of multiple communes (e.g., students and military personnel) only counted once. |
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1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km² (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.
Valence 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, Couhé-Vérac, Vienne, Poitou-Charentes, near Lusignan.
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