Valenciennes
French commune in Nord, Hauts-de-France
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Valenciennes is a commune of France[1]. Valenciennes ranks in the top 0.28% of commune of france entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (4,465 views/month, #88 of 31,031).[2]
Key Facts
- Award received: Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Nord[4], arrondissement of Valenciennes[5]
- Country: France[6]
- Located in or next to body of water: Scheldt[7]
- Head of government: Laurent Degallaix[8]
- Shares border with: Bruay-sur-l'Escaut[9], Anzin[10], Aulnoy-lez-Valenciennes[11], Marly[12], Petite-Forêt[13], Saint-Saulve[14], La Sentinelle[15], Trith-Saint-Léger[16]
- Named after: Valentinian I[17]
- Twinned administrative body: Agrigento[18], Miskolc[19], Düren[20], Gliwice[21], Medway[22], Yichang[23]
- Postal code: 59300[24]
- Commons category: Valenciennes[25]
- Located in time zone: UTC+01:00[26], UTC+02:00[27]
- Archives at: archives municipales de Valenciennes[28]
- Official website: http://www.valenciennes.fr[29]
- IPA transcription: valɑ̃sjɛn[30]
- Topic's main category: Category:Valenciennes[31]
- Commons gallery: Valenciennes[32]
- Email address: mailto:contact@ville-valenciennes.fr[33]
- Population: 42,851[34], 44,043[35], 44,509[36], 43,336[37], 43,405[38], 43,229[39], 42,738[40], 42,991[41], 42,979[42], 43,468[43]
- Office held by head of government: Mayor of Valenciennes[44]
- Phone number: +33-3-27-22-59-00[45]
- Described by source: Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[46], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[47], Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron[48], Sytin Military Encyclopedia[49], Topographia Circuli Burgundici[50], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[51], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[52], Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[53]
- Capital of: canton of Valenciennes[54], arrondissement of Valenciennes[55], canton of Valenciennes-Nord[56], canton of Valenciennes-Est[57], canton of Valenciennes-Sud[58]
- Official name: Valenciennes[59]
- List of monuments: list of historical monuments in Valenciennes[60]
- Category for people born here: Category:Births in Valenciennes[61]
Why It Matters
Valenciennes has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[62] Valenciennes is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[63]
FAQs
What awards did Valenciennes receive?
Honors received include Croix de guerre 1914–1918[3].