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Valenciennes

The town hall
Administration
Full nameValenciennes
CountryFrance
RegionNord-Pas-de-Calais
DepartmentNord
ArrondissementValenciennes
Canton3 cantons
IntercommunalityValenciennes Métropole
MayorDominique Riquet (Radical-UMP) (2008 - 2014)
Statistics
Elevation137.8 ft (42 m)
Highest Elevation183.7 ft (56 m)
Lowest Elevation55.8 ft (17 m)
Land Area5.3 sq mi (13.84 km2)
Total Population41278 (1999)
- Density7724.7/sq mi (2982.5/km2)
Postal code59300
INSEE59606

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Valenciennes (-frvalɑ̃sjɛn; Old Dutch: Valencijn, Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department in northern France.

It lies on the Scheldt ( ) river. Although the city and region had seen a steady decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded. The 1999 census recorded that the population of the commune of Valenciennes was population of 41,278, and that of the metropolitan area was 399,677.

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Wigan Athletic midfielder set for France move - Click Lancashire Tweet this news
Click Lancashire--The Daily Mail claims -Valenciennes- are interested in taking de Ridder to the French league. The Dutchman is back at the DW this season but is not in the ... - Date : Thu, 18 Nov 2010 14:35:10 GMT+00:00
Wigan midfielder Daniel de Ridder on trial at Valenciennes - Daily Mail Tweet this news
Daily Mail--By Sportsmail Reporter The Dutchman, 26, is not part of Roberto Martinez's plans and is out of contract in the summer. Your name and location will appear ... - Date : Wed, 17 Nov 2010 22:49:27 GMT+00:00
Valenciennes v St Etienne postponed due to bad weather - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK--The Ligue 1 match between -Valenciennes- and St Etienne on Saturday was postponed because of bad weather, the league announced on its website (www.lfp.fr). ... - Date : Sat, 13 Nov 2010 18:43:29 GMT+00:00
Auxerre secure semi spot - SkySports Tweet this news
SkySports--Holders Marseille host neighbours Monaco on Wednesday when Paris St Germain travel to -Valenciennes- and Montpellier entertain Lille.--- - Date : Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:11:11 GMT+00:00
Monaco vs Valenciennes - Breaking World Cup News Tweet this news
Breaking World Cup News--In week 10 of La Ligue 1, -Valenciennes- make an appearance at Stade Louis II stadium to be part of an expected noisy 18500 fans and take on Les Rouge et ... - Date : Sat, 23 Oct 2010 16:13:35 GMT+00:00
Ligue 1 - Samassa out for several weeks - Yahoo! Eurosport UK Tweet this news
Yahoo! Eurosport UK---Valenciennes- striker Mamadou Samassa will miss several weeks with a knee injury, coach Philippe Montanier said. The Mali international also has a “large ... - Date : Mon, 25 Oct 2010 18:21:53 GMT+00:00
Fuel Supply Slowly Normalize - ffog.net Tweet this news
ffog.net---Valenciennes- - Since yesterday, access to the fuel becomes less and less complex. At -Valenciennes-, Eisen Boulevard, the Esso station is still open. ... - Date : Thu, 21 Oct 2010 17:22:04 GMT+00:00
Toyota to produce new hybrid vehicle in France from 2012 - International Business Times Tweet this news
International Business Times--Production will begin in 2012 at Toyota's Onnaing plant near the northern city of -Valenciennes- and will employs around 3000 staff and has an annual ... - Date : Tue, 28 Sep 2010 05:35:17 GMT+00:00
Toyota Yaris Hybrid production to start in France? - CarAdvice Tweet this news
CarAdvice--A few days ago the Japanese giant announced that it will build a small hybrid vehicle at its factory in -Valenciennes-, France by 2012. ... - Date : Fri, 01 Oct 2010 05:10:16 GMT+00:00
Valenciennes vs Lens - Breaking World Cup News Tweet this news
Breaking World Cup News---Valenciennes- are currently 12th in the league and will be eager to play at home where they have accumulated 3 points in 2 games this season. ... - Date : Sun, 19 Sep 2010 16:19:34 GMT+00:00



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