# Valensole

> commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France

**Wikidata**: [Q466634](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q466634)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valensole)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/valensole

## Summary
Valensole is a commune (municipality) in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France. It is administratively linked to the canton of Valensole and the arrondissements of Forcalquier and Digne-les-Bains, and its geographic coordinates are 43.838055555556°N, 5.9838888888889°E.

## Key Facts
- Valensole is a commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.
- Country: France (a country in Western Europe with origins traced to the Treaty of Verdun in 843 and the First French Empire in 1804).
- Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence (department inception: 1790-03-04).
- Arrondissements: associated with the arrondissement of Forcalquier (sitelink_count: 31) and the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains (sitelink_count: 32).
- Canton: canton of Valensole (inception: 2015-03-22).
- Administrative type: commune of France (territorial subdivision; inception: 1789).
- Aliases: Valençòla.
- Official website: https://valensole.fr
- Coordinates: latitude 43.838055555556, longitude 5.9838888888889.
- Population figures (listed values from source): 3244.0; 3169.0; 3254.0; 3204.0; 3188.0; 1791.0; 1721.0; 1944.0; 2202.0; 2334.0; 2631.0; 3247.0; 3173.0; 3158.0; 3155.0; 3151.0; 3137.0.
- Wikidata description: "commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France."
- Wikipedia title: Valensole.
- Wikidata sitelink_count for Valensole: 45.

## FAQs
Q: What is Valensole and where is it located?
A: Valensole is a commune (municipality) located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France at coordinates 43.838055555556°N, 5.9838888888889°E.

Q: What administrative divisions govern Valensole?
A: Valensole is part of the department Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, is associated with the arrondissements of Forcalquier and Digne-les-Bains, and belongs to the canton of Valensole (created 2015-03-22).

Q: Does Valensole have an official website and local name variant?
A: Yes. The official website is https://valensole.fr and an attested alias is Valençòla.

Q: What population information is available for Valensole?
A: The source provides a series of population figures (no dates attached): 3244.0; 3169.0; 3254.0; 3204.0; 3188.0; 1791.0; 1721.0; 1944.0; 2202.0; 2334.0; 2631.0; 3247.0; 3173.0; 3158.0; 3155.0; 3151.0; 3137.0.

Q: Where can I find more structured data and articles about Valensole?
A: The entity has a Wikipedia page titled "Valensole" and a Wikidata record with sitelink_count 45; the commune’s official website is https://valensole.fr.

Q: How is Valensole classified within French territorial organization?
A: Valensole is classified as a commune, the municipal-level territorial subdivision in France; that subdivision type has existed since 1789.

## Why It Matters
Valensole is a defined local administrative unit within France’s territorial organization, functioning as a municipality in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. As a commune, Valensole participates in the French local-government framework that links municipalities to cantons, arrondissements, departments, and the national state. Its existence as the namesake of the canton of Valensole (established in 2015) and its recorded population figures in the provided dataset give it demographic and administrative relevance for regional planning, electoral organization, public services, and statistical records. The commune’s official website and presence on Wikipedia and Wikidata (sitelink_count 45) indicate accessible public information and integration into national and international informational resources.

## Notable For
- Being a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department of France.
- Having the variant name (alias) Valençòla recorded in the source material.
- Being administratively associated with two arrondissements: Forcalquier and Digne-les-Bains.
- Giving its name to the canton of Valensole, whose inception date is 2015-03-22.
- Maintaining an official municipal website at https://valensole.fr.
- Presence in linked-data and encyclopedia resources (Wikipedia title: Valensole; Wikidata sitelink_count: 45).

## Body

### Overview
Valensole is a French commune (municipal-level territorial entity) located in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department. The entity is identified in municipal and national datasets and is described on Wikidata as a "commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France." It has an official online presence via https://valensole.fr and is indexed in encyclopedic and linked-data resources (Wikipedia title: Valensole; sitelink_count: 45).

### Location and administrative divisions
- Country: France. The source positions France as a Western European country with historical origins referenced to the Treaty of Verdun (843) and the First French Empire (1804).
- Department: Alpes-de-Haute-Provence. The department’s inception date in the source is 1790-03-04.
- Arrondissements: Valensole is associated with the arrondissement of Forcalquier and the arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains; the source lists sitelink counts for these arrondissements (Forcalquier: 31; Digne-les-Bains: 32).
- Canton: Valensole is part of the canton of Valensole, which the source records as having an inception date of 2015-03-22.
- Commune type: Valensole is a commune in the French territorial system; the commune subdivision is noted in the source as having inception 1789.

### Demographics
- The source provides a series of population figures for Valensole: 3244.0; 3169.0; 3254.0; 3204.0; 3188.0; 1791.0; 1721.0; 1944.0; 2202.0; 2334.0; 2631.0; 3247.0; 3173.0; 3158.0; 3155.0; 3151.0; 3137.0. No dates or labels for each figure are included in the provided material.

### Geography
- Coordinates: latitude 43.838055555556, longitude 5.9838888888889. These coordinates locate Valensole geographically within southeastern France, in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department.

### Names and identifiers
- Primary name: Valensole (Wikipedia title: Valensole).
- Alias: Valençòla.
- Wikidata description: "commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France."
- Sitelink_count (Wikidata): 45.
- Official municipal website: https://valensole.fr.

### Related administrative entities and dates
- France: country that contains Valensole; source includes historical reference points for France (Treaty of Verdun 843; First French Empire 1804).
- Alpes-de-Haute-Provence: department containing Valensole; department inception: 1790-03-04.
- Arrondissement of Forcalquier: one arrondissement associated with Valensole (sitelink_count: 31).
- Arrondissement of Digne-les-Bains: another arrondissement associated with Valensole (sitelink_count: 32).
- Canton of Valensole: the canton that includes Valensole; inception date: 2015-03-22.
- Commune of France: the territorial classification to which Valensole belongs; communal subdivision inception: 1789.

### Resources and external references
- Official website: https://valensole.fr (municipal web presence cited in the source).
- Encyclopedic/linked-data entries: Wikipedia title "Valensole" and a Wikidata record summarized by the source (sitelink_count 45).

### Structured properties (as provided)
- Aliases: Valençòla.
- Website: https://valensole.fr.
- Population values provided: 3244.0; 3169.0; 3254.0; 3204.0; 3188.0; 1791.0; 1721.0; 1944.0; 2202.0; 2334.0; 2631.0; 3247.0; 3173.0; 3158.0; 3155.0; 3151.0; 3137.0.
- Coordinates: 43.838055555556 N, 5.9838888888889 E.
- Sitelink_count (Wikidata): 45.
- Wikipedia title: Valensole.
- Wikidata description: commune in Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France.

### Notes on source coverage
All claims above are taken directly from the provided source material. The dataset includes administrative relationships (department, arrondissements, canton), place identifiers (coordinates, alias, website, wikidata/wikipedia metadata), and a sequence of population figures without attached timestamps. No additional facts, dates, or descriptive claims beyond the supplied source material have been introduced.

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