Valenciennes

Summary

Valenciennes is a commune of France^[1]. Valenciennes ranks in the top 0.28% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month, #88 of 31,031).^[2]

Key Facts

• Valenciennes received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].
• Valenciennes is located in Nord^[4].
• Valenciennes is located in arrondissement of Valenciennes^[5].
• Valenciennes is in the country of France^[6].
• Valenciennes is on the body of water Scheldt^[7].
• Valenciennes's head of government is recorded as Laurent Degallaix^[8].
• Valenciennes's image is recorded as Valenciennes hotel de ville cote.jpg^[9].
• Valenciennes's instance of is recorded as commune of France^[10].
• Valenciennes's shares border with is recorded as Bruay-sur-l'Escaut^[11].
• Valenciennes's shares border with is recorded as Anzin^[12].
• Valenciennes's shares border with is recorded as Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes^[13].
• Valenciennes's shares border with is recorded as Marly^[14].
• Valenciennes's shares border with is recorded as Petite-Forêt^[15].
• Valenciennes's shares border with is recorded as Saint-Saulve^[16].
• Valenciennes's shares border with is recorded as La Sentinelle^[17].
• Valenciennes's shares border with is recorded as Trith-Saint-Léger^[18].
• Valenciennes's coat of arms image is recorded as Blason valenciennes.svg^[19].
• Valentinian I is named after Valenciennes^[20].
• Valenciennes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Agrigento^[21].
• Valenciennes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Miskolc^[22].
• Valenciennes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Düren^[23].
• Valenciennes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Gliwice^[24].
• Valenciennes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Medway^[25].
• Valenciennes's twinned administrative body is recorded as Yichang^[26].
• Valenciennes's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 139553315^[27].

Body

Identity

Valenciennes's official name is recorded as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Valenciennes'}^[28].

Recognition

Valenciennes received the Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].

Why It Matters

Valenciennes ranks in the top 0.28% of commune_of_france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (365 views/month, #88 of 31,031).^[2] Valenciennes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[29] Valenciennes is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[30]

FAQs

What awards did Valenciennes receive?

Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918^[3].