Valenciennes

Valenciennes (; Old Dutch: Valencijn, Latin: Valentianae) is a commune in the Nord depairtment in northren Fraunce.

It lies on the Scheldt () river. Although the ceety and region haed seen a steady decline atween 1975 an 1990, it haes syne rebundit. The 1999 census recordit that the population o the commune o Valenciennes wis 41,278, an that o the metropolitan aurie wis 399,677.

 Twin touns 
   Agrigento, Italy
  Düren, Germany
  Gliwice, Poland
  Medway,  Unitit Kinrick
   Moscow, Roushie
   Nacka, Swaden
   Óbuda, Hungary
   Salgótarján, Hungary
  Yichang, Cheenae


Category:Communes o Nord (French depairtment)