Portes-lès-Valence

Portes-lès-Valence (French pronunciation: ​[pɔʁt lɛ valɑ̃s], literally Portes near Valence; Occitan: Pòrtas) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is a suburb of Valence.

Portes-lès-Valence
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Portes-lès-Valence
Portes-lès-Valence
Portes-lès-Valence
Coordinates: 44°52′27″N 4°52′37″E
CountryFrance
RegionAuvergne-Rhône-Alpes
DepartmentDrôme
ArrondissementValence
CantonValence-3
IntercommunalityCA Valence Romans Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Geneviève Girard
Area
1
14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2019)[1]
10,680
 • Density740/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26252 /26800
Elevation106–183 m (348–600 ft)
(avg. 142 m or 466 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Geography

Portes-lès-Valence is situated in the south side of Valence and it is part of its urban area.

Population
Historical population
YearPop.±%
1793227—    
1800201−11.5%
1806247+22.9%
1821343+38.9%
1831435+26.8%
1836430−1.1%
1841431+0.2%
1846468+8.6%
1851475+1.5%
1856497+4.6%
1861485−2.4%
1866448−7.6%
1872455+1.6%
1876515+13.2%
1881516+0.2%
1886518+0.4%
1891504−2.7%
YearPop.±%
1896526+4.4%
1901563+7.0%
1906556−1.2%
19111,400+151.8%
19211,582+13.0%
19262,088+32.0%
19312,555+22.4%
19362,700+5.7%
19462,737+1.4%
19543,340+22.0%
19624,580+37.1%
19686,123+33.7%
19756,834+11.6%
19827,337+7.4%
19907,818+6.6%
19998,090+3.5%
20089,376+15.9%

International relations

Portes-lès-Valance is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Populations légales 2019". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2021.
  2. (in French) The twinnage with Baronissi (Commune of Porte-lès-Valence)
  3. (in Italian) Tenth anniversary of the twinnage with Portes-lès-Valence Archived 2017-02-27 at the Wayback Machine (Comune of Baronissi)]


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