Sister Cities of the World

Sister cities of Valenciennes

Valenciennes (French pronunciation: ​[valɑ̃sjɛn]; Dutch: Valencijn, Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord department in northern 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.

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