Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence

Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence (French pronunciation: [sɛ̃ maʁsɛl lɛ valɑ̃s], literally Saint-Marcel near Valence; Occitan: Sant Marçau de Valença) is a commune in the Drôme department in southeastern France.

Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
Commune
Town hall
Coat of arms
Location of Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence
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Coordinates: 44°58′18″N 4°57′27″E
Country	France
Region	Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes
Department	Drôme
Arrondissement	Valence
Canton	Valence-1
Intercommunality	CA Valence Romans Agglo
Government
• Mayor (2020–2026)	Jean-Michel Valla[1]
Area 1	15.05 km2 (5.81 sq mi)
Population  (2022)[2]	6,214
• Density	410/km2 (1,100/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+01:00 (CET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code	26313 /26320
Elevation	178–201 m (584–659 ft) (avg. 286 m or 938 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Population

Historical population

Year	Pop.	±% p.a.
1911	982	—
1962	1,256	+0.48%
1968	1,457	+2.50%
1975	2,652	+8.93%
1982	3,342	+3.36%
1990	3,719	+1.35%
1999	4,114	+1.13%
2007	4,762	+1.85%
2012	5,746	+3.83%
2017	6,236	+1.65%
2019	6,289	+0.42%
Source: EHESS[3] and INSEE (1968–2017)[4]

Geography

The commune of Saint-Marcel-lès-Valence borders the city of Valence, the prefecture of Drôme.

See also

• Communes of the Drôme department