--- entity_id: city:fr:insee5:82186 entity_type: city name: Valence country_code: FR country: France slug: valence-82186 canonical_url: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/valence-82186/ json_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/valence-82186.json markdown_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/valence-82186.md mcp_uri: immigrationdb://city/fr/valence-82186 snapshot_id: approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2 generated_at: 2026-08-04 last_verified: 2026-07-31 fact_count: 12 metric_dictionary_url: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json license_url: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ --- # Valence Valence is a city in France, with a population of 5,289 at the start of 2023. The city covered 13.4 km² in 2022. Population density was 393.4 people per km² in 2022. Annual PM2.5 was 13 µg/m³ at the end of 2024. The unemployment rate was 18.1% at the end of 2022. Gigabit broadband availability was 96.4% in March 2026. ## Immigration The foreign population count was 478 in 2021. ## Facts | Metric | metric_id | Value | Scope | Observed | Verified | Freshness | Lane | Source | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Foreign residents | `foreign_population_total` | 478 people | city | 2021 | 2026-07-15 | stale | verified | [1] | | Population | `population_total` | 5,289 people | municipality | 2025-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | aging | verified | [2] | | Gigabit broadband availability | `broadband_gigabit_availability_percent` | 96.38 % | city | 2026-03-31 | 2026-07-15 | fresh | verified | [3] | | Unemployment rate | `unemployment_total_percent` | 18.1464 % | city | 2022-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [4] | | PM2.5 — annual mean | `air_quality_pm25_annual_ug_m3` | 13 µg/m³ | city | 2024-12-31 | 2026-07-26 | stale | verified | [5] | | Average daytime high by month | `climate_monthly_high_c` | Jan 9.6 · Feb 11.6 · Mar 15.6 · Apr 18.2 · May 22 · Jun 25.6 · Jul 28 · Aug 28.3 · Sep 24.8 · Oct 20 · Nov 13.6 · Dec 10 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average night-time low by month | `climate_monthly_low_c` | Jan 2.5 · Feb 2.3 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 7 · May 10.5 · Jun 13.9 · Jul 15.7 · Aug 15.7 · Sep 12.3 · Oct 9.8 · Nov 5.6 · Dec 3.1 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average temperature by month | `climate_monthly_mean_c` | Jan 6.1 · Feb 6.9 · Mar 10.1 · Apr 12.6 · May 16.3 · Jun 19.8 · Jul 21.9 · Aug 22 · Sep 18.6 · Oct 14.9 · Nov 9.6 · Dec 6.6 °C | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average precipitation by month | `climate_monthly_precip_mm` | Jan 59.6 · Feb 44.2 · Mar 49 · Apr 70 · May 73.3 · Jun 62.2 · Jul 49.4 · Aug 50.4 · Sep 60.6 · Oct 58.7 · Nov 70.1 · Dec 60.7 mm | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | Average sunshine by month | `climate_monthly_sunshine_h` | Jan 75 · Feb 112 · Mar 171 · Apr 186 · May 215 · Jun 234 · Jul 260 · Aug 250 · Sep 210 · Oct 142 · Nov 87 · Dec 71 hours | nearest_station | 1991-12-31 | 2026-07-31 | stale | verified | [6] | | City area | `city_area_km2` | 13.44 km2 | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [7] | | Population density | `population_density_per_km2` | 393.378 people/km² | place | 2022-01-01 | 2026-07-14 | stale | verified | [7] | Every row keeps the value, unit, geographic scope, observation date, verification date and the numbered source below. A missing metric means the city does not publish it; nothing is imputed. ## Sources 1. Nationalité en 2021 — Base des tableaux détaillés — NAT1 — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8202752/TD_NAT1_2021_csv.zip 2. France official denominator source — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8680726/ensemble.zip 3. Independent ARCEP municipal count of premises eligible for the >=1 Gbit/s fixed advertised-speed class, divided by the ARCEP type=all municipal premises denominator. This is availability/eligibility, not adoption, measured speed, FTTH-only coverage or mobile coverage. — Official source — https://data.arcep.fr/fixe/maconnexioninternet/statistiques/2026_T1/commune/commune_debit.csv 4. INSEE RP2022 ACT1 — population active by type of activity, commune — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/8581605/TD_ACT1_2022_csv.zip 5. EEA Air Quality Annual Statistics — validated PM2.5 station data — Official source — https://air.discomap.eea.europa.eu/arcgis/rest/services/AirQuality/AQ_Statistics_WM/MapServer/0/query?where=AirPollutant%3D%27PM2.5%27+AND+YearOfStatistics%3D2024&outFields=AirPollutant%2CAirPollutionLevel%2CCountry_ISO%2CStationName%2CAreaOfMeasurementStation%2CYearOfStatistics%2CUnitOfAirpollutionLevel%2CTypeOfMeasurementStation%2CDataCoverage%2CReportingMetric%2CLatitudeOfMeasurementStation%2CLongitudeOfMeasurementStation&returnGeometry=false&resultRecordCount=1000&resultOffset=0&f=json 6. WMO Climatological Normals 1991-2020 — station AGEN-LA_GARENNE — Official source — https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/1.1/data/0-data/Region-6-WMO-Normals-9120/France/CSV/Agen_La_Garenne_07524.csv 7. A-ccepted source for city area and derived population density — Official source — https://www.insee.fr/fr/statistiques/fichier/2521169/base_cc_comparateur_csv.zip ## Cite ImmigrationDB. "Valence, France." Snapshot approved-static-bb6d69cd3c074ae2, last verified 2026-07-31. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/valence-82186/ Reuse requires the direct source URL, the observation date and a link back to the ImmigrationDB page: https://immigrationdb.com/about/copyright/ ## Data - HTML: https://immigrationdb.com/cities/fr/valence-82186/ - JSON: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/valence-82186.json - Markdown: https://immigrationdb.com/data/cities/fr/valence-82186.md - MCP resource: immigrationdb://city/fr/valence-82186 - Metric dictionary: https://immigrationdb.com/data/metrics.json - All published city facts, one row each: https://immigrationdb.com/data/facts.ndjson.gz - Release catalog: https://immigrationdb.com/data/catalog.json