Portes-lès-Valence

Portes-lès-Valence
Town hall
Town hall
Coat of arms of Portes-lès-Valence
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
Country France
Region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department Drôme
Arrondissement Valence
Canton Valence-3
Intercommunality CA Valence Romans Agglo
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Geneviève Girard
Area
1
14.42 km2 (5.57 sq mi)
Population
 (Jan. 2021)
10,422
 • Density 720/km2 (1,900/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST) UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
26252 /26800
Elevation 106–183 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.

Portes-lès-Valence (French pronunciation: [pɔʁt valɑ̃s], literally Portes near Valence; Occitan: Pòrtas) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France. It is a suburb of Valence.

Geography

Portes-lès-Valence is situated in the south side of Valence and it is part of its urban area.

Population

Historical population
Year Pop. ±% 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%
Year Pop. ±% 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 and INSEE (1968-2017)

International relations

Portes-lès-Valance is twinned with:

See also