Valence, Charente

This article is about the commune in the Charente department. For other uses, see Valence (disambiguation).

Valence
Commune
A general view of Valence
Location of Valence
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Coordinates: 45°53′26″N 0°18′29″E
Country	France
Region	Nouvelle-Aquitaine
Department	Charente
Arrondissement	Confolens
Canton	Boixe-et-Manslois
Intercommunality	Cœur de Charente
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Christine Soury[1]
Area ^1	10.87 km^2 (4.20 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[2]	187
• Density	17/km^2 (45/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	16392 /16460
Elevation	72–143 m (236–469 ft) (avg. 110 m or 360 ft)
^1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km^2 (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

1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
2. "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
3. Complete Peerage, vol. X, p. 377
4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE