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Valenciennes Destination Guide

Discover Valenciennes in France

Valenciennes in the region of Nord-Pas-de-Calais with its 44,821 habitants is a town located in France - some 116 mi or ( 187 km ) North-East of Paris , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Valenciennes

Local time in Valenciennes is now 06:52 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Paris " with a UTC offset of 1 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: London, The Hague, Haarlem, Amsterdam, and Brussels. When in this area, you might want to check out London . We found some clip posted online . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Valenciennes ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Showband RSF

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Showband RSF (France) tijdens de taptoe in Valenciennes (28-08-2010). ..

SEPTIC FLESH - Persepolis - live @ Igelrock 20/05/11 + Wall of Death HQ + Lyrics

8:06 min by 59shogun666
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SEPTIC FLESH Persepolis Live @ péniche Igelrock Valenciennes (Fr) 20 mai 2011 VOCALS : Spiros SETH Antoniou GUITARS : Christos CHRIS Antoniou NTISOS BASS : Spiros SETH Antoniou DRUMS : Fotis BERNARDO ..


Ochoa habla al portal www.loseuropeos.eu sobre golpe ante Valenciennes.

0:24 min by loseuropeosTV
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Guillermo Ochoa del Ajaccio comenta a Los Europeos sobre la fuerte entrada que sufrió al chocar con el delantero Loris Neryque durante el partido contra el Valenciennes. El articulo completo lo pueden ..

En route vers Tupigny : les pavés de Maing à Quérénaing

18:08 min by Logales
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En route vers Tupigny, les pavés de Maing à Quérénaing ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Stade du Hainaut

Stade du Hainaut is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is used mostly for football matches and hosts the home matches of Valenciennes FC. It has replaced the Stade Nungesser as VAFC's home stadium. The stadium has a capacity of 25,000 spectators for football matches, but its capacity can be extended to 35,000 for concerts. The stadium was constructed at a total cost of 75 million euros. It contains 2,600 club seats and 16 luxury boxes.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at 50.35 3.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Football venues in France, Sports venues in Nord (French department), Valenciennes

Stade Nungesser

Stade Nungesser is a multi-use stadium in Valenciennes, France. It is currently used mostly for football matches and was the home stadium of Valenciennes FC through the 2010-11 season. The stadium is able to hold 16,457 people and was built in 1930. It is being replaced by the Stade du Hainaut, which will hold 25,000 people, in July 2011. The stadium is named after the ace pilot Charles Nungesser, who was born in Valenciennes.

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Located at 50.35 3.53 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Football venues in France, Sports venues in Nord (French department), Valenciennes, Valenciennes FC

Siege of Valenciennes (1676–77)

The Siege of Valenciennes took place from November 1676 to March 1677, during the Franco-Dutch War. A French army besieged the city of Valenciennes, which was then a part of the Spanish Netherlands and defended by a small army of the Holy Roman Empire. The city surrendered to the French on 17 March. It was formally ceded to France the following year in the Treaty of Nijmegen, which ended the war.

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Located at 50.36 3.52 (Lat./Long.); Less than 1 km away
Tags: Conflicts in 1676, Conflicts in 1677, Sieges involving France, Sieges involving the Holy Roman Empire

Rhonelle

The Rhonelle is a river of northern France, right tributary of the Scheldt. Its source is near Locquignol. It flows generally northwest along Le Quesnoy, Villers-Pol and Famars. It flows into the Scheldt in Valenciennes.

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Located at 50.36 3.51 (Lat./Long.); Less than 2 km away
Tags: Geography of Nord (French department), Rivers of France, Rivers of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Scheldt basin

Société Franco-Belge

The “Société Franco-Belge” was a French/Belgian engineering firm that specialised in the construction of railway vehicles and their components and accessories.

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Located at 50.39 3.47 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Tags: Franco-Belge locomotives, Locomotive manufacturers of Belgium, Locomotive manufacturers of France, Rail vehicle manufacturers of Belgium, Rolling stock manufacturers of France

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Valenciennes