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Valensole
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Valensole (; Occitan: Valençòla) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. Its inhabitants are called Valensolais (masculine) and Valensolaises (feminine). The commune numbered 3,173 inhabitants as of 2019.
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Place details
- Locality
- Valensole
- Region
- Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
- Country
- France
- Population
- 2,479
- Timezone
- Europe/Paris
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Key facts
- French commune.name
- Valensole
- French commune.commune status
- Commune
- French commune.image
- Lavender fileds in Valensole.jpg
- French commune.caption
- Lavender fields in Valensole
- French commune.image coat of arms
- Blason Valensole.svg
- French commune.arrondissement
- Forcalquier
- French commune.canton
- Valensole
- French commune.INSEE
- 04230
- French commune.postal code
- 04210
- French commune.mayor
- Gérard Aurric
- French commune.term
- 2020–2026
- French commune.intercommunality
- Durance-Luberon-Verdon Agglomération
- French commune.elevation m
- 595
- French commune.elevation min m
- 290
- French commune.elevation max m
- 651
- French commune.area km2
- 127.77
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Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Valensole
- Population
- 3137
- Area
- 127.77
- Elevation
- 517
- Official website
- valensole.fr
- Image
- Valensole, le château et son parc.jpg
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- Commons category
- Valensole
- postal code
- 04210
- male population
- 1576
- female population
- 1628
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- phone number
- +33-4-92-74-80-13
- fax number
- +33-4-92-74-89-51
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- Town planning
- History
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- Antiquity
- The Middle Ages
- Modern times
- French Revolution
- Contemporary times
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- Political tendencies and results
- List of mayors
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Valensole (; Occitan: Valençòla) is a commune in the Alpes-de-Haute-Provence department in the southeastern Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region of France. Its inhabitants are called Valensolais (masculine) and Valensolaises (feminine). The commune numbered 3,173 inhabitants as of 2019.
==Geography== The city itself, at 595 metres above sea level, is formed by an amphitheater on a hill between the Plateau de Valensole and the valley of Notre Dame. The commune is one of the most expansive of the region and contains many hamlets.
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