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
Town hall
Coat of arms of Portes-lès-Valence
Coat of arms
Location of Portes-lès-Valence
Portes-lès-Valence is located in France
Portes-lès-Valence
Portes-lès-Valence
Portes-lès-Valence is located in Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
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[1]
Area
1
14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2020)[2]
10,526
 • Density730/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.±% p.a.
1793 227—    
1800 201−1.72%
1806 247+3.49%
1821 343+2.21%
1831 435+2.40%
1836 430−0.23%
1841 431+0.05%
1846 468+1.66%
1851 475+0.30%
1856 497+0.91%
1861 485−0.49%
1866 448−1.57%
1872 455+0.26%
1876 515+3.15%
1881 516+0.04%
1886 518+0.08%
1891 504−0.55%
1896 526+0.86%
YearPop.±% p.a.
1901 563+1.37%
1906 556−0.25%
1911 1,400+20.28%
1921 1,582+1.23%
1926 2,088+5.71%
1931 2,555+4.12%
1936 2,700+1.11%
1946 2,737+0.14%
1954 3,340+2.52%
1962 4,580+4.03%
1968 6,123+4.96%
1975 6,834+1.58%
1982 7,337+1.02%
1990 7,818+0.80%
1999 8,090+0.38%
2007 9,304+1.76%
2012 9,629+0.69%
2017 10,610+1.96%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968-2017)[4]

International relations

Portes-lès-Valance is twinned with:

See also

References
  1. "Répertoire national des élus: les maires" (in French). data.gouv.fr, Plateforme ouverte des données publiques françaises. 13 September 2022.
  2. "Populations légales 2020". The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 29 December 2022.
  3. Des villages de Cassini aux communes d'aujourd'hui: Commune data sheet Portes-lès-Valence, EHESS (in French).
  4. Population en historique depuis 1968, INSEE
  5. (in French) The twinnage with Baronissi (Commune of Porte-lès-Valence)
  6. (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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