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Valenciennes
is situated in the Region Nord Pas de Calais and the Département
Nord, near Lille’s agglomeration. The city is situated in
the center of the ancient mining area of France. Its area is 1380
ha. In the particular French situation, there are two levels of
administration: the "commune" (municipality) of Valenciennes
with 42.343 inhabitants and the "Communauté d’agglomération"
(Agglomeration Community) with 360.000 inhabitants. The Municipality
of Valencienne is pursuing the ambitious urban policy for already
more then ten years, implementation of which led to resolution
of some problems, like reduction of the unemployment rate, but
there is sill an imbalance between the city and the agglomeration.
| Contact
person: Olivier Vandamme |
Valenciennes
Métropole,
2pl. de l'Hopital général BP227,
50305
Valenciennes,
CEDEX |
| e-mail
address: ovandamme@valenciennes-metropole.fr |
| Telephone
number:
+ 33 3 27 20 24 76 |
| Fax:
+33
3 27 20 24 78 |
Staff:
Olivier
Vandamme: ovandamme@valenciennes-metropole.fr
Francoise
Moscotto:
fmascotto@wanadoo.fr
Links to the area:
www.valenciennes-metropole.fr
www.ville-anzin.fr
Case study desciption Anzin / Beuvrages
City Story
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