Valence travel guide
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Visit Valence: Highlights and Tourist Information
Location: Valence is situated in the Drome department (Rhone-Alpes region) in the south-east of France - it is the prefecture (capital) of the Drome department. (General information: Valence is 477 km from Paris and 706 km from the port at Calais).
For a detailed travel guide see Valence
Popular places to visit near Valence: these include Tain-l'Hermitage at 16 km and Romans-sur-Isere at 18 km. Jardin japonais is a listed 'remarkable garden' at 10km and Montelier is a listed 'ville fleurie 4*' at 11km. For more places to visit nearby and local tourist attractions see the map and listings below.
Tourist classifications for Valence: Village in bloom (ville fleurie) 4*;
Selected places to visit and attractions near Valence, France
Distances shown are direct, driving distances will be greater.
Things to see in Valence and nearby
Places with 'official' tourist classifications and other places of interest to visit near Valence
- 'Remarkable gardens': Jardin japonais (10km) :
- Beautiful Villages: Mirmande (26km) : Saint-Antoine-l'Abbaye (37km) :
- Religious monuments: Abbatiale Sainte-Marie (Cruas) (32km) :
- Town / village in bloom 4*: Montelier (11km) :
- Recommended Detour Town: Crest (25km) :
Map of places to visit near Valence & Location Information
Geographical Information
Commune: Valence
Canton: Valence
Arrondissement: Valence
Department: Drome
Region: Rhone-Alpes
Postcode: 26000
Distance to Valence
from Valence: 0 km
from Paris: 477 km
from Calais: 706 km
from Nice: 233 km
from Bordeaux: 431 km
from Strasbourg: 461 km
* distances are direct not by road!
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Other attractions & sights of interest
Other communes near Valence (within 6 km): Bourg-les-Valence : Cornas : Guilherand-Granges : Malissard : Saint-Marcel-les-Valence : Saint-Peray : Soyons : Toulaud :
Valence holidays and travel
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This page in French: Visitez Valence