Valenciennes (, also UK: , US: , French: [valɑ̃sjɛn] ; also Dutch: Valencijn; Picard: Valincyinnes or Valinciennes; Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department, Hauts-de-France, France.
It lies on the Scheldt (French: Escaut) river. Although the city and region experienced a steady population decline between 1975 and 1990, it has since rebounded. The 1999 census recorded that the population of the commune of Valenciennes was 41,278, and that of the metropolitan area was 399,677.
Distance between:
Paris to Valenciennes116 Miles / 188 Kms Marseille to Valenciennes497 Miles / 801 Kms
Population: 42991 inhabitants
Code of the commune:
59606 Postal Code:
59300
50.357113,3.518332