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Valenciennes, France
Hauts-de-France · France
Valenciennes is a mid-size city in Hauts-de-France, France with a population of 44,821. Elevation: 95 ft (29 m). Average temperature: 54°F (12°C).
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People
Economy
FHousing
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| Population | 44,821 |
| Population Density | 8,393 / sq mi |
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Coordinates | 50.3591°, 3.5251° |
| Timezone | Europe/Paris |
| Country | 🇫🇷 France |
| State / Province | Hauts-de-France |
| Average Temperature | 54°F (12°C) |
| January Average | 42°F (5°C) |
| July Average | 65°F (19°C) |
| Annual Precipitation | 40.0 inches (1,016 mm) |
| Annual Snowfall | 4.0 inches (10 cm) |
| Median Household Income | $21,870 |
About Valenciennes
Valenciennes is a mid-size city in France (Hauts-de-France) with a population of 44,821. The city sits at an elevation of 95 feet (29 meters) above sea level. The average annual temperature is 54°F (12°C). Temperatures range from 42°F in January to 65°F in July. Annual precipitation averages 40.0 inches. The timezone is Europe/Paris.
Income: Valenciennes vs France
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Income
| Median HH Income | $21,870 |
| 71% below France avg |
Employment & Poverty
| Unemployment | 20.1% |
| 458% above France avg | |
| Poverty Rate | 25.0% |
| 102% above France avg | |
| Establishments (County) | 2,689 |
Business (County)
Tax & Cost of Living
Commute & Transportation
Walkability
Home Value Sources
Ownership Split
Home Values
| Census Median | $130,800 |
| 54% below France avg |
Real Estate Market (Redfin)
Rental Costs
| Census Median Rent | $654 |
| 44% below France avg | |
| Rent Burden | 30.0% |
Ownership & Property
| Housing Units | 17,928 |
Property Tax
Climate in Valenciennes
Valenciennes has an average annual temperature of 11.1°C (52°F). The hottest month is Aug (19°C), the coldest is Jan (3.1°C). Average annual precipitation is 825 mm.
Temperature
| Annual Average | 53.7°F |
| 1% below France avg | |
| January Average | 42°F (5°C) |
| July Average | 65°F (19°C) |
| Sunny Days | 213 days/yr |
Geography
| Elevation | 95 ft (29 m) |
| Area | 5.3 sq mi (13.8 km²) |
| Population Density | 8,393/sq mi |
| Coordinates | 50.3591°N, 3.5251°W |
| Timezone | Europe/Paris |
Precipitation & Snow
Air Quality
Monthly Weather
| Month | Avg Temperature | Precipitation | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 42°F (5°C) | 2.3 in | |
| February | 39°F (4°C) | 1.9 in | Coldest, Driest |
| March | 44°F (7°C) | 2.5 in | |
| April | 48°F (9°C) | 2.0 in | |
| May | 55°F (13°C) | 2.5 in | |
| June | 60°F (16°C) | 2.8 in | |
| July | 65°F (19°C) | 2.6 in | Warmest |
| August | 64°F (18°C) | 2.1 in | |
| September | 58°F (15°C) | 2.3 in | |
| October | 52°F (11°C) | 2.7 in | |
| November | 44°F (6°C) | 2.9 in | Wettest |
| December | 40°F (4°C) | 2.7 in |
Valenciennes has a seasonal temperature swing of 27°F / from 39°F in February to 65°F in July. Total annual precipitation is 29.2 inches, with November being the wettest month (2.9") and February the driest (1.9").
Schools in Valenciennes
30 public schools (NCES 2022-23 data).
| School | Level | Enrollment | Teachers | Student/Teacher |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| École élémentaire Les Acacias | — | — | — | — |
| École primaire privée Notre-Dame | — | — | — | — |
| École primaire Françoise Badar | — | — | — | — |
| Institution Sainte-Marie | — | — | — | — |
| École élémentaire Jehan Froissart | — | — | — | — |
| École maternelle Mathieu de Quinvigny | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée polyvalent privé la Sagesse | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée privé Notre-Dame | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée Watteau | — | — | — | — |
| École primaire privée Marie-Immaculée | — | — | — | — |
| École élémentaire Henri Lemaitre niveau 1 | — | — | — | — |
| École maternelle Jean Bonmarché | — | — | — | — |
| École élémentaire Georges Huisman niveau 2 | — | — | — | — |
| Groupe scolaire Louis Duvant | — | — | — | — |
| École primaire privée Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Salle | — | — | — | — |
| Collège Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux | — | — | — | — |
| École maternelle des Acacias | — | — | — | — |
| École maternelle Germaine Coty | — | — | — | — |
| École élémentaire Plaine de Mons | — | — | — | — |
| Collège Saint-Jean-Baptiste de La Salle | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée Henri Wallon | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée de l'Escaut | — | — | — | — |
| Collège Charles Eisen | — | — | — | — |
| Section d'enseignement général et professionnel adapté du Collège privé St Jean-Baptiste de La Salle | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée professionnel du Hainaut | — | — | — | — |
| Lycée général et technologique du Hainaut | — | — | — | — |
| École primaire privée Sainte-Marie | — | — | — | — |
| École maternelle du Cariot | — | — | — | — |
| École élémentaire du Cariot | — | — | — | — |
| Collège privé Sainte-Marie | — | — | — | — |
Radio Stations near Valenciennes
27 stations within ~55 km.
| Station | Genre | Quality | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galaxie New Wave | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Galaxie FM 95.30 | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ICI NORD | régionale | UNKNOWN | |
| France Bleu Nord | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Roots Legacy Radio | — | MP3 224 kbps | |
| RTBF Viva+ (BE) | — | MP3 | |
| Galaxie Radio | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Canal FM | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ISEKOI Radio | Chill Zone | chill, chillout | MP3 | |
| radio qui chifel (BE) | — | MP3 256 kbps | |
| Métropole FM | — | AAC+ 320 kbps | |
| ISEKOI Radio | Non-Stop Ambient | ambient, meditation | OGG | |
| ISEKOI Radio | dance, dnb | OGG | |
| RCV | musique, pop | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Radio Studio 22 Gullegem, be (BE) | — | MP3 320 kbps | |
| here4ears | ambient, chillout | MP3 320 kbps | |
| WRadio (BE) | dance music, electronic | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Oilsjt Mjoezik (BE) | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| RCV 99 fm | electro, jazz | MP3 128 kbps | |
| KL85 (NL) | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| ONIB Radio (BE) | — | MP3 | |
| ONIB Disco (BE) | — | MP3 192 kbps | |
| Mona FM | — | MP3 128 kbps | |
| Roots Legacy | — | MP3 224 kbps | |
| RTBF VivaCité Hainaut (BE) | rtbf | MP3 | |
| Phare FM | chrétien | MP3 128 kbps | |
| CN'O | — | AAC+ 96 kbps |
Museums in Valenciennes
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Annual Revenue |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Achéosite et Musée d'Aubechies-Belœil | ||||
| Ancien Hôtel de Ville d'Antoing | ||||
| Carré Janson | ||||
| Centre de la Marionnette | ||||
| Collection des arts décoratifs | ||||
| Dubuisson Beerstorium | ||||
| Historial amandinois | ||||
| La Maison Louise De Bettignies | ||||
| Le petit musée du pain | ||||
| Mahy Mobiles | ||||
| Maison de Notre Histoire | ||||
| Maison Forestière Wilfred Owen | ||||
| Maison Verhaeren | ||||
| Mine de Wallers-Arenberg | ||||
| Mini musée de la Grande Guerre et de la Seconde Guerre mondiale | ||||
| Musée Communal G. Mulpas | ||||
| Musée d'archéologie | ||||
| Musée d'Histoire Militaire | ||||
| Musée d'histoire naturelle et vivarium | ||||
| Musée d'Ostrevant | ||||
| Musée de l'Iguanodon | ||||
| Musée de la bataille de l'Escaut | ||||
| Musée de la Bonneterie et du Négoce de la toile | ||||
| Musée de la Mine | ||||
| Musée de la mine et des traditions populaires | ||||
| Musée de la Tapisserie et des Arts textiles | ||||
| Musée de la Tour Abbatiale | ||||
| Musée de la vie rurale | ||||
| Musée des 18 Jours | ||||
| Musée des anciens sapeurs pompiers | ||||
| Musée des Beaux-Arts | ||||
| Musée des Beaux-Arts | ||||
| Musée des dentelles et broderies de Caudry | ||||
| Musée des Évolutions | ||||
| Musée du Folklore et des Imaginaires | ||||
| Musée du Marbre et de la Pierre Bleue | ||||
| Musée municipal d'histoire locale | ||||
| Musée Municipal de Denain | ||||
| Musée Noël Carlier | ||||
| Musée Théophile Jouglet | ||||
| Museum of coal mine history | ||||
| New Zealand Liberation Museum – Te Arawhata | ||||
| Trésor de la Cathédrale |
Libraries in Valenciennes
| Name | Address | Staff | Annual Visits | Circulation | Collection | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAIU | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque communale | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Communale de Blaton | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Communale de Honnelles | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque communale de Vezon | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque de la ville | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Gustave Ansart | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque municipale | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque municipale d'Avesnes les Aubert | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque municipale de Fenain | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque municipale Denis Diderot | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque municipale Victor Hugo | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque PMI | 0.0 | |||||
| Bibliothèque Quiévrain | 0.0 | |||||
| Bilbiothèque municipale | 0.0 | |||||
| BU du Mont Houy (Bât. Josquin des prés) | 0.0 | |||||
| Centre Culturel L'Odyssée | 0.0 | |||||
| Centre de Documentation et d'Information | 0.0 | |||||
| Espace Culturel Louis Aragon | 0.0 | |||||
| La P'tite Récré | 0.0 | |||||
| Maison rurale - Bibliothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiath'Aix | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque - ludothèque | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque A. Lamour | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Bernard Deloge | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque communale Charles Deberghes | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque d'Anzin | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque de Brillon | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque de Fenain | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque de Rosult | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque de Saint-Aubert | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque et ludothèque de Lecelles | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque François Rabelais | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Gustave Ansart | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Jacky Delhaye | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Le Quai | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Louis Aragon | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Max-Pol Fouchet | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque municipale | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèque Simone Veil | 0.0 | |||||
| Médiathèue de BIllon | 0.0 | |||||
| Siloé | 0.0 |
Farmers Markets in Valenciennes
| Name | Address | Season | Hours | Organic | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Halle de Rosult | |||||
| Marché Couvert | |||||
| Marché couvert | |||||
| Ô’Centr’Halle | |||||
| Terre de Sens Bermeries |
Hotels in Valenciennes
12 hotels within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Cafes in Valenciennes
16 cafes within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Theatres in Valenciennes
2 theatres within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Monuments in Valenciennes
4 monuments within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Clinics in Valenciennes
1 clinics within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Dentists in Valenciennes
22 dentists within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Veterinaries in Valenciennes
2 veterinaries within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Train Stations in Valenciennes
1 train stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gas Stations in Valenciennes
4 gas stations within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Banks in Valenciennes
18 banks within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Shopping Malls in Valenciennes
1 shopping malls within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Gyms in Valenciennes
7 gyms within city radius — OpenStreetMap data
Breweries in Valenciennes
| Name | Type | Address | Phone | Website |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auberge du Passe-tout-Outre | ||||
| Brasserie Au baron | ||||
| Brasserie Au-delà | ||||
| Brasserie Brunehaut | ||||
| Brasserie Caulier | ||||
| Brasserie Cédille | ||||
| Brasserie d'Amblise | ||||
| Brasserie de l'Abbaye de Solesmes | ||||
| Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs | ||||
| Brasserie de l'Abbaye des Rocs | ||||
| Brasserie de la Villette | ||||
| Brasserie des Sources | ||||
| Brasserie Dreum | ||||
| Brasserie Dubuisson | ||||
| Brasserie La Choulette | ||||
| Brasserie Traditionnelle de l'Avesnois | ||||
| La Bigote | ||||
| La Brasserie à Vapeur | ||||
| Terre et Tradition |
Stadiums & Teams in Valenciennes
| Team | League | Division |
|---|---|---|
Airports Near Valenciennes
25 airports within the area.
| Airport | IATA | Type |
|---|---|---|
| Lille Airport | LIL | Large Airport |
| Chièvres Air Base | — | Medium Airport |
| Flanders International Airport Kortrijk-Wevelgem | KJK | Medium Airport |
| Péronne Saint-Quentin Airfield | — | Medium Airport |
| Valenciennes-Denain Airfield | — | Medium Airport |
| Amougies Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Arras-Roclincourt Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Ath/Isieres Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Bonavis Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Cambrai Niergnies Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Frétoy-le-Château Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Herlies ULM | — | Small Airport |
| La Flamengrie ULM | — | Small Airport |
| Lens-Bénifontaine Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Marcq-en-Baroeul Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Maubeuge-Élesmes Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Maubray Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Moorsele Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Neuflieux Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Overboelare Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Pont toussaint Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Saint Quentin Ultralight Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Saint-Ghislain Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Saint-Quentin-Roupy Airfield | — | Small Airport |
| Vitry-en-Artois Airfield | — | Small Airport |
Post Offices in Valenciennes
1 post offices.
| Post Office | Address |
|---|---|
| Poste centrale de Valenciennes |
Churches & Religious Organizations in Valenciennes
11 religious organizations (IRS tax-exempt data).
| Name | Address |
|---|---|
| Basilique Notre-Dame du Saint-Cordon | |
| Chapelle Du Lycee | |
| Chapelle Notre-Dame des Affligés | |
| Chapelle Saint-Jospeh | |
| Chapelle Saint-Vincent | |
| Église Notre-Dame-du-Sacré-Cœur | |
| Église Protestante Évangélique | |
| Église Saint-Géry | |
| Église Saint-Michel | |
| Mosquée de Valenciennes | |
| Temple protestant |
Quick Facts
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Public Holidays in France
11 public holidays this year
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What is the population of Valenciennes?
Valenciennes has a population of 44,821 residents and is located in France. The population density is 8,393 people per square mile, spread across 5.3 square miles.
Is Valenciennes expensive to live in?
The median household income is $21,870, 71% below the national average of $75,149. The median home value is $130,800 (54% below the U.S. median). Renters pay a median of $654 per month, below the national average of $1,163. The home price-to-income ratio is 6x, which means housing is a stretch relative to local earnings.
What is the weather like in Valenciennes?
Valenciennes has a four-season climate with an average annual temperature of 54°F (12°C). Winter temperatures average 42°F in January, while summers reach an average of 65°F in July. The area receives 213 sunny days per year. Annual rainfall totals 40.0 inches, with 4.0 inches of snow.
How is the job market in Valenciennes?
The job market in Valenciennes faces challenges, with unemployment at 20.1% / significantly above the national rate of 3.6%. There are 2,689 business establishments in the area.
How much does housing cost in Valenciennes?
The median home value in Valenciennes is $130,800. For renters, the median monthly rent is $654.